Chief of the General Staff (Ukraine)
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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. The current Chief of the General Staff is Lieutenant General Hryhoriy Pedchenko.
General Bulawa
Chief Otaman
The office introduced on November 13, 1918 by General
Oleksander Hrekov
and served as the office of the commander-in-chief
.
when its head, Colonel General
Viktor Chechevatov, refused pledge his allegiance
to people of Ukraine
.
General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces
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....
. He 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...
. If the Minister of Ukraine is a civilian the Chief of the General Staff becomes the 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 Ukrainian Armed Forces. The current Chief of the General Staff is Lieutenant General Hryhoriy Pedchenko.
General BulawaBulawaThe bulawa is a ceremonial mace or baton. The word is of Turkish origin....
- ColonelColonelColonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
- Oleksandr Slyvynsky - April 1918 - GeneralGeneralA general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....
- Oleksander HrekovOleksander HrekovOleksander Petrovych Hrekov was a general of the Imperial Russian Army, Ukrainian People's Army, military professor and one of the most prominent personalities in the History of Ukraine...
- (since November 1918 - Deputy Chief Otaman) - GeneralGeneralA general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....
- Oleksander OsetskyOleksander OsetskyOleksander Osetsky was a Ukrainian military officer. He was a general in the army of the Ukrainian People's Republic ....
- (during anti hetman revolution, Deputy Chief Otaman) - GeneralGeneralA general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....
- Mykola YunakivMykola YunakivMykola Yunakiv was a Ukrainian general, military pedagogue. He was a general in the army of the Russian Empire and the Ukrainian People's Republic....
- August 1919 (with unification of the Ukrainian People's Army and the Ukrainian Galician Army, Deputy Chief Otaman)- GeneralGeneralA general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....
- Volodymyr Sinclair end of 1919 (acting)
- General
- GeneralGeneralA general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....
- Volodymyr Sinclair March - June 1920
Chief Otaman
The office introduced on November 13, 1918 by General
General
A general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....
Oleksander Hrekov
Oleksander Hrekov
Oleksander Petrovych Hrekov was a general of the Imperial Russian Army, Ukrainian People's Army, military professor and one of the most prominent personalities in the History of Ukraine...
and served as the office of the 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...
.
- Chief OtamanGeneralA general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....
- Symon Petlyura - November 1918 - May 1926
West Ukrainian National Republic
Ukrainian Military Committee (September - November 1918)- Captain - Dmytro VitovskyDmytro VitovskyDmytro Vitovsky was a Ukrainian politician and military leader....
September - November 1918
- GeneralGeneralA general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....
- Oleksander HrekovOleksander HrekovOleksander Petrovych Hrekov was a general of the Imperial Russian Army, Ukrainian People's Army, military professor and one of the most prominent personalities in the History of Ukraine...
- January 22, 1918 -
Ukrainian Armed Forces
The office created upon the reorganization of the Soviet Kiev Military DistrictKiev 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...
when its head, 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...
Viktor Chechevatov, refused pledge his allegiance
Allegiance
An allegiance is a duty of fidelity said to be owed by a subject or a citizen to his/her state or sovereign.-Etymology:From Middle English ligeaunce . The al- prefix was probably added through confusion with another legal term, allegeance, an "allegation"...
to people of Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
.
- 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....
Hryhoryi Zhyvytsia - December 1991 - June 1992 - 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...
Vasyl Sobkov - June 1992 - September 1992 - 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...
Anatoliy Lopata - January 1993 - August 1996 - 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...
Oleksandr Zatynayko - March 1996 - September 1998 - General of Army of UkraineGeneral of Army of UkraineGeneral of the Ukrainian Army is a general officer and is the highest possible rank in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. General of Army of Ukraine ranks immediately above a Colonel General and has no equivalent Navy rank.-References:*...
Volodymyr Shkidchenko - October 1998 - November 2001 - 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...
Petro Shuliak - November 2001 - July 28, 2002 - 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....
Mykola Palchuk - July 2002 - August 2002 (Acting) - 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...
Oleksandr Zatynayko - 13 August 2002 - June 2004 - General of Army of UkraineGeneral of Army of UkraineGeneral of the Ukrainian Army is a general officer and is the highest possible rank in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. General of Army of Ukraine ranks immediately above a Colonel General and has no equivalent Navy rank.-References:*...
Sergiy KirichenkoSergiy KirichenkoGeneral of Army of Ukraine Sergiy Kirichenko, is the 9th and current Chief of the General Staff and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.- Early career :...
- June 2004 - November 14, 2009 (tendered his resignation in early October) - 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 November 14, 2009 - May 31, 2010 (submitted a letter of resignation on May 29, 2010) - 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...
Hryhoriy Pedchenko May 31, 2010 - present