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The Chief of the General Staff (Ukrainian: Начальник Генерального штабу) is the chief of staff of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. He/she is appointed by the President of Ukraine.[1] If the Minister of Defense is a civilian the Chief of the General Staff becomes the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.[2] The current Chief of the General Staff is Viktor Muzhenko.[1]

Chiefs of Staff[]

General Bulawa[]

General Bulawa was a name of the General Staff of Ukraine in 1917-1920[3]

West Ukrainian National Republic[]

Ukrainian Military Committee (September - November 1918)[5]

Ukrainian Armed Forces[]

The office created upon the reorganization of the Soviet Kiev Military District when its head, Colonel General Viktor Chechevatov,[7] refused to pledge his allegiance to the people of Ukraine.

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ukraine's new defence minister promises Crimea victory, BBC News (3 July 2014)
    President appoints Muzhenko as commander-in-chief of Armed Forces, Ukrinform (3 July 2014)
  2. http://www.nau.kiev.ua/nau10/ukr/getcnt.php?uid=1093.2712.0&nobreak
  3. General Bulawa at the Handbook on history of Ukraine
  4. журнал "Воєнна історія" #1 за 2003 рік Старшинський корпус армії УНР періоду Директорії
  5. Encyclopedia of Ukraine (English)
  6. Army of the Ukrainian National Republic
  7. Viktor Chechevatov (English)
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 Ministry of Defense' Army of Ukraine magazine
  9. Новини Управління Прес-служби МО
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 "Zatynaiko appointed head of Ukraine's General Staff," Interfax, 13 August 2002
  11. 11.0 11.1 ru:Педченко, Григорий Николаевич, Kyiv Post (November 14, 2009)
  12. Chief of General Staff Svyda resigns, Kyiv Post (May 29, 2010)
  13. By the Presidential decree №656/2010
  14. 14.0 14.1 Yanukovych reshuffles leadership of defense ministry, army, Kyiv Post (18 February 2012)
  15. 15.0 15.1 President appoints new Chief of General Staff of Ukraine, President.gov.ua (18 February 2012)
  16. http://gazeta.ua/ru/articles/politics/_anukovich-smenil-glavnokomanduyuschego-vooruzhennyh-sil/542944
  17. Ilyin dismissed as head of Ukraine's General Staff, commander-in-chief of Ukrainian Armed Forces, Interfax-Ukraine (28 February 2014)
  18. Mykhailo Kutsyn appointed chief of general staff - commander-in-chief of Ukrainian army, Interfax-Ukraine (28 February 2014)
  19. Poroshenko appointed the new chief of General Staff. Ukrayinska Pravda. July 3, 2014
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