General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces
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The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces is the military staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. It is the central organ of the Armed Forces Administration and oversees operational management of the armed forces under the Ministry of Defence
.
The Chief of the General Staff
is appointed by the President of Ukraine
, who is the supreme commander-in-chief
of the armed forces. The current Chief of the General Staff
is Colonel General
Ivan Svyda.
It was created in 1991-92 on the basis of Headquarters Kiev Military District
of the former Soviet Armed Forces
.
Ministry of Defence (Ukraine)
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine was established on September 24, 1991, one month after Ukraine's declaration of independence from the Soviet Union. The ministry was in charge of reorganizing all Soviet forces on the Ukrainian terrain under its command...
.
The Chief of the General Staff
Chief of the General Staff (Ukraine)
The Chief of the General Staff is the chief of staff of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. He is appointed by the President of Ukraine. If the Minister of Ukraine is a civilian the Chief of the General Staff becomes the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces...
is appointed by the President of Ukraine
President of Ukraine
Prior to the formation of the modern Ukrainian presidency, the previous Ukrainian head of state office was officially established in exile by Andriy Livytskyi. At first the de facto leader of nation was the president of the Central Rada at early years of the Ukrainian People's Republic, while the...
, who is the supreme commander-in-chief
Commander-in-Chief
A commander-in-chief is the commander of a nation's military forces or significant element of those forces. In the latter case, the force element may be defined as those forces within a particular region or those forces which are associated by function. As a practical term it refers to the military...
of the armed forces. The current Chief of the General Staff
Chief of the General Staff (Ukraine)
The Chief of the General Staff is the chief of staff of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. He is appointed by the President of Ukraine. If the Minister of Ukraine is a civilian the Chief of the General Staff becomes the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces...
is Colonel General
Colonel General
Colonel General is a senior rank of General. North Korea and Russia are two countries which have used the rank extensively throughout their histories...
Ivan Svyda.
It was created in 1991-92 on the basis of Headquarters Kiev Military District
Kiev Military District
The Kiev Military District was a Russian unit of military-administrative division of the Imperial Russian Army and subsequently of the Ukrainian Army, RKKA, and Soviet Armed Forces...
of the former Soviet Armed Forces
Soviet Armed Forces
The Soviet Armed Forces, also called the Armed Forces of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and Armed Forces of the Soviet Union refers to the armed forces of the Russian SFSR , and Soviet Union from their beginnings in the...
.
Organization
- Chief of the General StaffChief of the General Staff (Ukraine)The Chief of the General Staff is the chief of staff of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. He is appointed by the President of Ukraine. If the Minister of Ukraine is a civilian the Chief of the General Staff becomes the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces...
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine - Colonel GeneralColonel GeneralColonel General is a senior rank of General. North Korea and Russia are two countries which have used the rank extensively throughout their histories...
Ivan Svyda (he submitted a letter of resignation on May 29, 2010)- Assistants to the Chief of the General Staff
- Control and Oversight Directorate
- First Deputy Chief of the General Staff
- Deputy Chief of the General Staff
- Euro-Atlantic Integration Directorate
- Military Cooperation Directorate
- Garrison Service Directorate
- Deputy Chief of the General Staff
- First Deputy Chief of the General Staff
- Deputy Chief of the General Staff
- Military scientific directorate
- Financial Directorate
- Main Financial-Economic Directorate (J-8)
- Deputy Chief of the General Staff
- Section for Transition to All-Volunteer Contract Service
- Military Symbols and Heraldry Section
- Main Personnel Directorate (J-1)
- Main Operations Directorate (J-3/7)
- Main Defence Planning Directorate (J-5)
- Main Directorate for Communications and Information Systems (J-6)
- Central Directorate for Information Security and Cryptology
- Administration Directorate
- Legal Directorate
- Deputy Chief of the General Staff
Members of General Staff
- Colonel GeneralColonel GeneralColonel General is a senior rank of General. North Korea and Russia are two countries which have used the rank extensively throughout their histories...
Ivan Svyda (Chief of the General Staff, Commander of the Armed Forces) - Colonel GeneralColonel GeneralColonel General is a senior rank of General. North Korea and Russia are two countries which have used the rank extensively throughout their histories...
Hennadiy Vorobyov (Commander of the Army) - Colonel GeneralColonel GeneralColonel General is a senior rank of General. North Korea and Russia are two countries which have used the rank extensively throughout their histories...
Ivan Rusnak (Commander of the Air Force) - AdmiralAdmiralAdmiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks, of the highest naval officers. It is usually considered a full admiral and above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet . It is usually abbreviated to "Adm" or "ADM"...
Ihor Tenyuh (Commander of the Navy) - Lieutenant GeneralLieutenant GeneralLieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the second in command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a Captain General....
Stanislav Tregubenko (Commander of the Support Command) - Lieutenant GeneralLieutenant GeneralLieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the second in command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a Captain General....
Rauf Nurullin (Commander of the Joint Operation Command)