The Commander of the Ukrainian Air Force () is the head of the professional and administrative head of the
Ukrainian Air Force
The Ukrainian Air Force ( uk, Пові́тряні си́ли Збро́йних сил Украї́ни) is the air force of Ukraine and one of the five branches of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Its headquarters are in the city of Vinnytsia. W ...
, and is under the
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. The current Commander of the Air Force is Colonel General
Mykola Oleschuk
Mykola Mykolayovych Oleschuk ( uk, Микола Миколайович Олещук; born 25 May 1972) is a Ukrainian three-star general who has served as the Commander of the Ukrainian Air Force since 9 August 2021.
Biography
He was born ...
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[Serhiy Drozdov appointed commander of Ukrainian Air Force]
, Interfax-Ukraine
The Interfax-Ukraine ( uk, Інтерфакс-Україна) is a Kyiv-based Ukraine, Ukrainian independent news agency founded in 1992. The company does not belong to the Russian news corporation Interfax Information Services. The company pub ...
(20 July 2015)
List of commanders
Pre-merger with the
Air Defence Forces
Anti-aircraft warfare, counter-air or air defence forces is the battlespace response to aerial warfare, defined by NATO as "all measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action".AAP-6 It includes surface based, ...
(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
The Sknyliv air show disaster occurred on Saturday, 27 July 2002, when a Ukrainian Air Force Sukhoi Su-27 piloted by Volodymyr Toponar (of the Ukrainian Falcons) and co-piloted by Yuriy Yegorov crashed during an aerobatics presentation at Sk ...
)
* 2002 – 2004 Lieutenant General Yaroslav Illich Skalko
Post-merger with the
Air Defence Forces
Anti-aircraft warfare, counter-air or air defence forces is the battlespace response to aerial warfare, defined by NATO as "all measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action".AAP-6 It includes surface based, ...
(2004–present)
See also
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Commander of the Ground Forces (Ukraine)
The Commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces ( uk, Командувач Сухопутних військ) is the professional head of the Ukrainian Ground Forces. In 2001–2005 it was known as Commander-in-Chief ( uk, Головнокоманд ...
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Commander of the Navy (Ukraine)
The Commander of the Ukrainian Navy ( uk, Командувач Військово-Морських Сил) is the professional head of the Ukrainian Navy.
List of commanders
See also
* Admiral (Ukraine)
* Commander of the Ground ...
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Commander of the Air Defence Forces (Ukraine)
Commander (commonly abbreviated as Cmdr.) is a common naval officer rank. Commander is also used as a rank or title in other formal organizations, including several police forces. In several countries this naval rank is termed frigate captain.
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Commander of the Air Assault Forces (Ukraine)
Commander (commonly abbreviated as Cmdr.) is a common naval officer rank. Commander is also used as a rank or title in other formal organizations, including several police forces. In several countries this naval rank is termed frigate captain.
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References
{{Chief of the air force by country
Ukrainian Air Force
1991 establishments in Ukraine
Air force chiefs of staff