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| Commander of the Ukrainian Air Force | |
|---|---|
| Командувач Повітряних сил Збройних Сил України | |
 Ensign of the commander | |
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 Ukrainian Air Force | |
| Member of | General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine |
| Reports to | Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces |
| Appointer | Thepresident |
| Formation | 1992 |
| First holder | Valeriy Vasylyev |
Thecommander 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 theUkrainian Air Force, and is under thecommander-in-chief of the armed forces. The current commander of the air force is Lieutenant GeneralAnatolii Kryvonozhko.[1]
Pre-merger with theAir Defence Forces (1991-2004)
Post-merger with theAir Defence Forces (2004–present)
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| 1 |  | Colonel general Anatoliy Toropchyn [uk] (born 1951) | May 2005 | 7 November 2007 | 2 years, 6 months | [citation needed] |
| 2 |  | Colonel general Ivan Rusnak [uk] (born 1952) | 7 November 2007 | 12 August 2010 | 2 years, 278 days | [citation needed] |
| 3 | | Colonel general Serhiy Onyshchenko [uk] (born 1954) | 12 August 2010 | 8 June 2012 | 1 year, 301 days | [2][3] |
| 4 | | Colonel general Yuriy Baydak (born 1955) | 8 June 2012 | 20 July 2015 | 3 years, 42 days | [citation needed] |
| 5 |  | Colonel general Serhii Drozdov (born 1962) | 20 July 2015 | 9 August 2021 | 6 years, 20 days | [4][5] |
| 6 |  | Lieutenant general Mykola Oleschuk (born 1972) | 9 August 2021 | 30 August 2024 | 3 years, 21 days | [6][7] |
| – | | Lieutenant general Anatolii Kryvonozhko acting | 30 August 2024 | Incumbent | 1 year, 89 days | [8] |