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Chief of the General Staff (Ukraine)

Head of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces

Head of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces

FieldValue
postChief
bodythe General Staff
native_nameНачальник Генерального штабу
insigniaНЗ ГШ.svg
insigniacaptionSleeve patch of the General Staff
flagStandard of Ukrainian Chief of the General Staff rect.svg
flagcaptionEnsign of the Chief of the General Staff
imageАндрій Гнатов.jpg
imagesize280px
incumbentMajor General Andrii Hnatov
incumbentsince16 March 2025
departmentMinistry of Defence
typeChief of defence
(till 28 March 2020)
Administering and strategizing (since 28 March 2020).
member_ofthe General Staff
reports_toCommander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces
residenceKyiv
nominatorMinister of Defence
appointerPresident of Ukraine
formationApril 1918 (historical)
23 December 1991 (current)
firstColonel Oleksandr Slyvynsky

(till 28 March 2020) Administering and strategizing (since 28 March 2020). 23 December 1991 (current)

The Chief of the General Staff (, abbr. ), or CGS, 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.

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. Previously the Chief of the General Staff also served as the Commander-in-Chief when a civilian was the Minister of Defense (before 1 January 2019 it was not a requirement that the Minister of Defense be a civilian).

The current Chief of the General Staff is Andrii Hnatov.

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, 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

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Notes

References

References

  1. Dmytro Basmat. (9 February 2024). "Zelensky announces new chief of general staff". The Kyiv Independent.
  2. "Executive Order No.123/2020 of the President "Питання Головнокомандувача Збройних Сил України".
  3. "Про Положення про Генеральний штаб Збройних Сил України".
  4. (13 October 2018). "Poltorak quits military service, continues to lead Defense ministry as civilian – Poroshenko". [[UNIAN]].
  5. [http://www2.nupi.no/cgi-win//Russland/personer.exe?848 Viktor Chechevatov] {{Webarchive. link. (2007-03-20 {{in lang). en
  6. "Ministry of Defense' Army of Ukraine magazine".
  7. [http://www.mil.gov.ua/index.php?lang=ua&part=news&sub=read&id=2646 Новини Управління Прес-служби МО]
  8. "Zatynaiko appointed head of Ukraine's General Staff," Interfax, 13 August 2002
  9. [[:ru:Педченко, Григорий Николаевич]], [[Kyiv Post]] (November 14, 2009)
  10. [http://www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/68006/ Chief of General Staff Svyda resigns], [[Kyiv Post]] (May 29, 2010)
  11. By the Presidential decree №656/2010
  12. [http://www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/122715/ Yanukovych reshuffles leadership of defense ministry, army], [[Kyiv Post]] (18 February 2012)
  13. [http://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/23022.html President appoints new Chief of General Staff of Ukraine] {{webarchive. link. (January 28, 2014 , [[President.gov.ua]] (18 February 2012))
  14. (19 February 2014). "Янукович сменил главнокомандующего Вооруженных сил".
  15. [http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/193371.html Ilyin dismissed as head of Ukraine's General Staff, commander-in-chief of Ukrainian Armed Forces], [[Interfax-Ukraine]] (28 February 2014)
  16. [http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/193508.html Mykhailo Kutsyn appointed chief of general staff - commander-in-chief of Ukrainian army], [[Interfax-Ukraine]] (28 February 2014)
  17. [http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2014/07/3/7030848/ Poroshenko appointed the new chief of General Staff]. [[Ukrayinska Pravda]]. July 3, 2014
  18. (21 May 2019). "President Zelensky appoints new chief of Ukrainian army's general staff".
  19. [https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/650657.html Zelensky appoints Khomchak Chief Commander of Armed Forces, Korniychuk Chief of General Staff], [[Interfax-Ukraine]] (28 March 2020)
  20. "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".
  21. (2024-02-10). "Ucraina: Zelensky sostituisce anche il capo di stato maggiore". [[Rai News 24]].
  22. (2025-03-16). "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №170/2025 Про призначення А.Гнатова начальником Генерального штабу Збройних Сил України".
  23. [http://www.encyclopediaofukraine.com/pages/A/R/ArmyoftheUkrainianNationalRepublic.htm Army of the Ukrainian National Republic]
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