Commander of the Air Force (Ukraine)

The Commander of the Ukrainian Air Force (Ukrainian: Командувач Повітряних сил Збройних Сил України, romanized: Komanduvach Povitryanykh syl Zbroinykh Syl Ukrainy) 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 Lieutenant General Anatolii Kryvonozhko.^[1]

List of commanders

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

• 1992 – 1993 Lieutenant General Valeriy Vasylyev^{[citation needed]}
• 1993 – 1999 Colonel General Volodymyr Antonets^{[citation needed]}
• 1999 – 2002 Colonel General Viktor Strelnykov (detained in 2002 due to the Sknyliv air show disaster)^{[citation needed]}
• 2002 – 2004 Lieutenant General Yaroslav Skalko^{[citation needed]}

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

See also

• Commander of the Ground Forces (Ukraine)
• Commander of the Navy (Ukraine)
• Commander of the Air Defence Forces (Ukraine)
• Commander of the Air Assault Forces (Ukraine)

References

1. Dysa, Yuliia (30 August 2024). "Ukraine's air force commander dismissed after F-16 crash". Reuters.
2. Биография
3. Из досье «Фактов»
4. "Decree of the President of Ukraine of July 20, 2015 № 443/2015 "On the appointment of S. Drozdov Commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine"". zakon.rada.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved March 21, 2022.
5. "Decree of the President of Ukraine of August 9, 2021 No. 344/2021 "On dismissal of S. Drozdov from the post of Commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine"". president.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved March 21, 2022.
6. "New commanders of Air Assault Forces and Air Force presented". Ukrayinska Pravda (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2022-09-13.
7. Dysa, Yuliia (30 August 2024). "Ukraine's air force commander dismissed after F-16 crash". Reuters.
8. Dysa, Yuliia (30 August 2024). "Ukraine's air force commander dismissed after F-16 crash". Reuters.