Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

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Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Головнокомандувач Збройних сил України (Ukrainian)
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; 4 years ago (2020-03-28)
First holder	Ruslan Khomchak
Deputy	Deputy commander-in-chief
Website	Official website

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]