Chief of the General Staff (Ukraine)
Chief of the General Staff | |
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Начальник Генерального штабу | |
Ministry of Defence | |
Member of | the General Staff |
Reports to | Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces |
Appointer | President of Ukraine |
Formation | April 1918 (historical) 23 December 1991 (current) |
First holder | Colonel Oleksandr Slyvynsky |
The Chief of the General Staff (Ukrainian: Начальник Генерального штабу, romanized: Nachalnyk Heneralnoho shtabu) is the head of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the military staff of the Forces. He is appointed by the President of Ukraine.[2]
Since a decree by President
Minister of Defense[4] (before 1 January 2019 it was not a requirement that the Minister of Defense be a civilian).[5]
The current Chief of the General Staff is Anatoliy Barhylevych.
Chiefs of General Staff
Armed Forces of Ukraine
The office created upon the reorganization of the Soviet
Commander-in-Chief
. In 2020 another reorganization took place as part of ongoing military reform triggered by the Russian aggression and the post of Commander-in-Chief was split into a separate post.
No. | Portrait | Chief of the General Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch | Ref. |
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– | Georgiy Zhyvytsia (1937–2015) Acting | Lieutenant General23 December 1991 | 4 June 1992 | 164 days | Ukrainian Ground Forces | [7] | |
1 | Vasyl Sobkov (1944–2020) | Lieutenant General4 June 1992 | 25 September 1992 | 113 days | Ukrainian Ground Forces | . | |
– | Ivan Bizhan (born 1941) Acting | Lieutenant General25 September 1992 | 24 March 1993 | 180 days | Ukrainian Ground Forces | . | |
2 | Anatoliy Lopata (born 1940) | Colonel General24 March 1993 | 10 February 1996 | 2 years, 323 days | Ukrainian Ground Forces | [7][8] | |
3 | Oleksandr Zatynaiko (born 1949) | Colonel General12 March 1996 | 30 September 1998 | 2 years, 202 days | Ukrainian Ground Forces | [7] | |
4 | Volodymyr Shkidchenko (born 1948) | General of Army of Ukraine1 October 1998 | 13 November 2001 | 3 years, 43 days | Ukrainian Ground Forces | [7] | |
– | Mykola Palchuk (1945–2016) Acting | Lieutenant General13 November 2001 | 27 November 2001 | 14 days | Ukrainian Ground Forces | . | |
5 | Petro Shulyak (born 1945) | Colonel General27 November 2001 | 28 July 2002 | 223 days | Ukrainian Ground Forces | [7] | |
(3) | Oleksandr Zatynaiko (born 1949) | Colonel General13 August 2002 | 3 June 2004 | 1 year, 295 days | Ukrainian Ground Forces | [7][9] | |
6 | Serhiy Kyrychenko (born 1952) | General of Army of Ukraine19 July 2004 | 18 November 2009 [a] | 7 years, 122 days | Ukrainian Ground Forces | [7][10] | |
7 | Ivan Svyda (born 1950) | Colonel General18 November 2009 | 31 May 2010 [b] | 194 days | Ukrainian Ground Forces | [10][11] | |
8 | Hryhoriy Pedchenko (born 1955) | Colonel General31 May 2010 | 18 February 2012 | 1 year, 263 days | Ukrainian Ground Forces | [12][13][14] | |
9 | Volodymyr Zamana (born 1959) | Lieutenant General18 February 2012 | 19 February 2014 | 2 years, 1 day | Ukrainian Ground Forces | [13][14] | |
10 | Yuriy Ilyin (born 1962) | Admiral19 February 2014 | 28 February 2014 | 9 days | Ukrainian Navy | [15][16] | |
11 | Mykhailo Kutsyn (born 1957) | Lieutenant General28 February 2014 | 3 July 2014 | 125 days | Ukrainian Ground Forces | [17] | |
12 | Viktor Muzhenko (born 1961) | General of the Army of Ukraine3 July 2014 | 21 May 2019 | 4 years, 322 days | Ukrainian Ground Forces | [2][18] | |
13 | Ruslan Khomchak (born 1967) | Lieutenant General21 May 2019 | 28 March 2020 | 312 days | Ukrainian Ground Forces | [18][3] | |
14 | Serhiy Korniychuk (born 1965) | Lieutenant General28 March 2020 | 28 July 2021 | 1 year, 122 days | Ukrainian Ground Forces | [3] | |
15 | Serhiy Shaptala (born 1973) | Lieutenant General28 July 2021 | Incumbent | 2 years, 268 days | Ukrainian Ground Forces | [19] | |
16 | Anatoliy Barhylevych (born 1969) | Major General9 February 2024 | Incumbent | 72 days | Ukrainian Ground Forces | [20] |
Historical offices
Ukrainian People's Republic
- Ukrainian General Staff
No. | Portrait | Chief of the Ukrainian General Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
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1 | Borys Bobrovsky (1868–1933) | Major GeneralNovember 1917 | March 1918 | 4 months | |
2 | Oleksandr Slyvynsky (1886–1956) | Colonel8 February 1918 | 12 February 1918 | 4 days | |
3 | Oleksander Osetsky (1873–1937) | Ensign general12 February 1918 | August 1919 | 4 months |
- Headquarters of the UPR
No. | Portrait | Chief of the Headquarters of the UPR | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
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1 | Vasyl Tyutyunnyk (1890–1919) | Ensign general1919 | 8 September 1919 | 8 days | |
2 | Volodymyr Sinclair (1887–1919) | Colonel8 September 1919 | 26 September 1919 | 18 days |
- General Staff of UPR
No. | Portrait | Chief of the General Staff of UPR | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
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1 | Volodymyr Sinclair (1887–1919) | Colonel28 October 1918 | 19 August 1921 | 2 years, 295 days | |
2 | Vsevolod Petriv (1883–1948) | Colonel19 August 1921 | June 1922 | 8 days |
West Ukrainian National Republic
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General Bulawa was a name of the General Staff of Ukraine in 1917–1920.[22]
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Notes
References
- ^ Dmytro Basmat (9 February 2024). "Zelensky announces new chief of general staff". The Kyiv Independent. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ Ukrayinska Pravda. July 3, 2014
- ^ a b c Zelensky appoints Khomchak Chief Commander of Armed Forces, Korniychuk Chief of General Staff, Interfax-Ukraine (28 March 2020)
- ^ "Про Положення про Генеральний штаб Збройних Сил України" [About the Regulations on the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine] (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2008-02-16.
- UNIAN. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ Viktor Chechevatov Archived 2007-03-20 at the Wayback Machine (in English)
- ^ a b c d e f g "Ministry of Defense' Army of Ukraine magazine" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
- ^ Новини Управління Прес-служби МО
- ^ "Zatynaiko appointed head of Ukraine's General Staff," Interfax, 13 August 2002
- ^ a b ru:Педченко, Григорий Николаевич, Kyiv Post (November 14, 2009)
- ^ Chief of General Staff Svyda resigns, Kyiv Post (May 29, 2010)
- ^ By the Presidential decree №656/2010
- ^ a b Yanukovych reshuffles leadership of defense ministry, army, Kyiv Post (18 February 2012)
- ^ President.gov.ua(18 February 2012)
- ^ "Янукович сменил главнокомандующего Вооруженных сил". 19 February 2014.
- ^ Ilyin dismissed as head of Ukraine's General Staff, commander-in-chief of Ukrainian Armed Forces, Interfax-Ukraine (28 February 2014)
- ^ Mykhailo Kutsyn appointed chief of general staff - commander-in-chief of Ukrainian army, Interfax-Ukraine (28 February 2014)
- ^ a b "President Zelensky appoints new chief of Ukrainian army's general staff". UNIAN. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ "Regarding the change of the Chief of the General Staff of the AFU, the Commander of the Air Assault Troops of the AFU and the Commander of the JFO".
- ^ "Ucraina: Zelensky sostituisce anche il capo di stato maggiore" [Ukraine: Zelensky also replaces chief of staff]. rainews.it (in Italian). Rai News 24. 2024-02-10. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
- ^ Army of the Ukrainian National Republic
- ^ General Bulawa at the Handbook on history of Ukraine