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Commander of the Ukrainian Air Force | |
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Командувач Повітряних сил Збройних Сил України | |
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Reports to | Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces |
Appointer | the President |
Formation | 1992 |
First holder | Valeriy Vasylyev |
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]
Pre-merger with the Air Defence Forces (1991-2004)
Post-merger with the Air Defence Forces (2004–present)
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Ref. | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
1 |
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Colonel general Anatoliy Yakovych Toropchyn (born 1951) |
May 2005 | 7 November 2007 | 2 years, 6 months | |
2 |
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Colonel general Ivan Stepanovych Rusnak (born 1952) |
7 November 2007 | 12 August 2010 | 2 years, 278 days | |
3 |
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Colonel general Serhiy Ivanovych Onyshchenko (born 1954) |
12 August 2010 | 8 June 2012 | 1 year, 301 days | [2] [3] |
4 |
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Colonel general Yuriy Avramovych Baydak (born 1955) |
8 June 2012 | 20 July 2015 | 3 years, 42 days | |
5 |
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Colonel general Serhii Drozdov (born 1962) |
20 July 2015 | 9 August 2021 | 6 years, 20 days | [4] [5] |
6 |
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Lieutenant general Mykola Oleschuk (born 1972) |
9 August 2021 | Incumbent | 2 years, 342 days | [6] |
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (May 2021) |
Commander of the Ukrainian Air Force | |
---|---|
Командувач Повітряних сил Збройних Сил України | |
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Reports to | Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces |
Appointer | the President |
Formation | 1992 |
First holder | Valeriy Vasylyev |
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]
Pre-merger with the Air Defence Forces (1991-2004)
Post-merger with the Air Defence Forces (2004–present)
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Ref. | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
1 |
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Colonel general Anatoliy Yakovych Toropchyn (born 1951) |
May 2005 | 7 November 2007 | 2 years, 6 months | |
2 |
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Colonel general Ivan Stepanovych Rusnak (born 1952) |
7 November 2007 | 12 August 2010 | 2 years, 278 days | |
3 |
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Colonel general Serhiy Ivanovych Onyshchenko (born 1954) |
12 August 2010 | 8 June 2012 | 1 year, 301 days | [2] [3] |
4 |
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Colonel general Yuriy Avramovych Baydak (born 1955) |
8 June 2012 | 20 July 2015 | 3 years, 42 days | |
5 |
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Colonel general Serhii Drozdov (born 1962) |
20 July 2015 | 9 August 2021 | 6 years, 20 days | [4] [5] |
6 |
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Lieutenant general Mykola Oleschuk (born 1972) |
9 August 2021 | Incumbent | 2 years, 342 days | [6] |