Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Головнокомандувач Збройних сил України, romanized: Holovnokomanduvach Zbroinykh syl Ukrayiny) is the professional head of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The position was created by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on 28 March 2020, before which the Chief of the General Staff was the commander-in-chief.^[1]

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Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Головнокомандувач Збройних сил України (Ukrainian)
Sleev patch of the CiC
Incumbent General Oleksandr Syrskyi since 8 February 2024
Ministry of Defence
Abbreviation	HZSU
Member of	National Security and Defense Council
Reports to	Minister of Defence
Nominator	Minister of Defence
Appointer	President of Ukraine
Precursor	Chief of the General Staff
Formation	28 March 2020; 5 years ago (2020-03-28)
First holder	Ruslan Khomchak
Deputy	Deputy commander-in-chief
Website	Official website

Role

The Commander-in-Chief for Armed Forces of Ukraine directs the Armed Forces of Ukraine, monitors the state of the army with military equipment, weapons, and other resources, reports to the President and the Minister of Defense on achieving military-strategic goals in defense.

The Law of Ukraine "On the Armed Forces of Ukraine" also stipulates that direct military leadership is an activity aimed at implementing measures for the development of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, their technical equipment, training, and comprehensive support, and determining the basis of their application and management.^[2]

Until 27 March 2020, in accordance with Art. 8 of the Law of Ukraine "On the Armed Forces of Ukraine", the Chief of the General Staff was the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

On 5 March 2022, then Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Lieutenant General Valerii Zaluzhnyi, was promoted to the rank of General by the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy.^[3]

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Commander-in-Chief list

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No.	Name	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Defence branch	Ref.
1	Khomchak, RuslanColonel general Ruslan Khomchak (born 1967)	28 March 2020	27 July 2021	1 year, 121 days	Ukrainian Ground Forces	^[4]
2	Zaluzhnyi, ValeriiGeneral Valerii Zaluzhnyi (born 1973)	27 July 2021	8 February 2024	2 years, 196 days	Ukrainian Ground Forces	^[4]^[5]^[6]
3	Syrskyi, OleksandrGeneral Oleksandr Syrskyi (born 1965)	8 February 2024	Incumbent	1 year, 93 days	Ukrainian Ground Forces	^[7]

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Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Role

Commander-in-Chief list

Deputy Commander-in-Chief

References

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