Commander of the Air Force (Ukraine)

The Commander of the Ukrainian Air Force (Ukrainian: Командувач Повітряних сил Збройних Сил України, romanized: Komanduvach Povitryanykh syl Zbroynykh Syl Ukrayiny) is the head of the professional and administrative head of the Ukrainian Air Force, and is under the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. The current Commander of the Air Force is Colonel General Mykola Oleschuk.[1]

Commander of the Ukrainian Air Force
Командувач Повітряних сил Збройних Сил України
Incumbent
Lieutenant General Mykola Oleschuk
since 9 August 2021
 Ukrainian Air Force
Reports toCommander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces
Appointerthe President
Formation1992
First holderValeriy Vasylyev

List of commanders

Pre-merger with the Air Defence Forces (1991-2004)

  • 1992 – 1993 Lieutenant General Valeriy Vasylyev
  • 1993 – 1999 Colonel General Volodymyr Mykhaylovych Antonets
  • 1999 – 2002 Colonel General Viktor Ivanovych Strelnykov (detained in 2002 due to the Sknyliv air show disaster)
  • 2002 – 2004 Lieutenant General Yaroslav Illich Skalko

Post-merger with the Air Defence Forces (2004–present)

  • 2004 – 2007 Colonel General Anatoliy Yakovych Toropchyn
  • 2007 – 2010 Colonel General Ivan Stepanovych Rusnak
  • 2010 – 2012 Colonel General Serhiy Ivanovych Onyshchenko[2][3]
  • 2012 – 2015 Colonel General Yuriy Avramovych Baydak
  • 2015 – 2021 Colonel General Serhii Drozdov
  • 2021 - Lieutenant General Mykola Oleschuk

See also

References
  1. Serhiy Drozdov appointed commander of Ukrainian Air Force Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, Interfax-Ukraine (20 July 2015)
  2. Биография
  3. Из досье «Фактов»
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