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Chief of the General Staff (Ukraine)

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 Volodymyr Zelenskyy on 28 March 2020, the posts of Chief of the General Staff and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces have been separate.[3] Previously the Chief of the General Staff also served as the Commander-in-Chief when a civilian was the 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 Kyiv Military District when its head, Colonel General Viktor Chechevatov,[6] after receiving the offer to be appointed to the post, refused to pledge his allegiance to the Ukrainian people. Originally it was known as Chief of the Headquarters and was designated as the First Deputy of the Minister of Defense. In 1996 it was changed to Chief of the General Staff. In 2002 as part of military reform, the post was separated from the civil service and lost its ministerial deputy functions. In 2005 Chief of the General Staff was reaffirmed as the primary commander of the Armed Forces in the country and was granted a parallel post of 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.

Historical offices

Ukrainian People's Republic

Ukrainian General Staff
Headquarters of the UPR
General Staff of UPR

West Ukrainian National Republic

Notes

  1. ^ Tendered resignation in early October.
  2. ^ Submitted a letter of resignation on 29 May 2010.

References

  1. ^ Dmytro Basmat (9 February 2024). "Zelensky announces new chief of general staff". The Kyiv Independent. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b Poroshenko appointed the new chief of General Staff. Ukrayinska Pravda. July 3, 2014
  3. ^ a b c Zelensky appoints Khomchak Chief Commander of Armed Forces, Korniychuk Chief of General Staff, Interfax-Ukraine (28 March 2020)
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Poltorak quits military service, continues to lead Defense ministry as civilian – Poroshenko". UNIAN. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  6. ^ Viktor Chechevatov Archived 2007-03-20 at the Wayback Machine (in English)
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Новини Управління Прес-служби МО
  9. ^ "Zatynaiko appointed head of Ukraine's General Staff," Interfax, 13 August 2002
  10. ^ a b ru:Педченко, Григорий Николаевич, Kyiv Post (November 14, 2009)
  11. ^ Chief of General Staff Svyda resigns, Kyiv Post (May 29, 2010)
  12. ^ By the Presidential decree №656/2010
  13. ^ a b Yanukovych reshuffles leadership of defense ministry, army, Kyiv Post (18 February 2012)
  14. ^ a b President appoints new Chief of General Staff of Ukraine Archived January 28, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, President.gov.ua (18 February 2012)
  15. ^ "Янукович сменил главнокомандующего Вооруженных сил". 19 February 2014.
  16. ^ Ilyin dismissed as head of Ukraine's General Staff, commander-in-chief of Ukrainian Armed Forces, Interfax-Ukraine (28 February 2014)
  17. ^ Mykhailo Kutsyn appointed chief of general staff - commander-in-chief of Ukrainian army, Interfax-Ukraine (28 February 2014)
  18. ^ a b "President Zelensky appoints new chief of Ukrainian army's general staff". UNIAN. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  19. ^ "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".
  20. ^ "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.
  21. ^ Army of the Ukrainian National Republic
  22. ^ General Bulawa at the Handbook on history of Ukraine