Commander-in-Chief of the Aerospace Forces

The Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Aerospace Forces (Russian: Главнокомандующий Воздушно-космическими силами, romanized: Glavnokomándujuščij vozdúšno-kosmíčeskij sílami) is the chief commanding authority of the Russian Aerospace Forces. The position was created in 2015, when the Russian Air Force, Russian Air and Missille Defense Forces and Russian Space Forces where placed under a unified command.^[1] He is appointed by the President of Russia. The current commander is Colonel general Viktor Afzalov.^[2]

Commander of the Russian Aerospace Forces
Главнокомандующий Воздушно-космическими силами (Russian)
Flag of the Commander of the Russian Aerospace Forces
Incumbent Colonel general Viktor Afzalov since 22 August 2023
Russian Aerospace Forces
Member of	General Staff of the Armed Forces
Reports to	Chief of the General Staff
Appointer	President of Russia
Formation	1 August 2015
First holder	Viktor Bondarev
Deputy	Commander of the Russian Air Force
Website	Official website

List of Commanders

See also: Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Air Force

No.	Portrait	Name (born–died)	Term of office			Ref.
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Bondarev, ViktorColonel general Viktor Bondarev (born 1959)	1 August 2015	26 September 2017	2 years, 56 days	[3][4]
–		Kurachenko, PavelLieutenant general Pavel Kurachenko (born 1961) Acting	26 September 2017	22 November 2017	57 days	[5]
2		Surovikin, SergeyArmy general Sergey Surovikin (born 1966)	22 November 2017	22 August 2023	5 years, 273 days	[6][4]
–		Colonel general Viktor Afzalov (born 1968)	22 August 2023	20 October 2023	59 days	[7]
3			20 October 2023	Incumbent	1 year, 215 days	[8]