Chief of the General Staff (Ukraine)

Chief of the General Staff
Chief of the General Staff
Начальник Генерального штабу
	Sleeve patch of the General Staff
	Flag of the Chief of the General Staff
	Incumbent; Major General Anatoliy Barhylevych; since 9 February 2024
	Ministry of Defence
Member of	the General Staff
Reports to	Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces
Appointer	President of Ukraine
Formation	April 1918 (historical); 23 December 1991 (current)
First holder	Colonel Oleksandr Slyvynsky

The Chief of the General Staff (Ukrainian: Начальник Генерального штабу, romanized: Nachalnyk Heneralnoho shtabu) 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.^[2]

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.^[3] Previously the Chief of the General Staff also served as the Commander-in-Chief when a civilian was the Minister of Defense^[4] (before 1 January 2019 it was not a requirement that the Minister of Defense be a civilian).^[5]

The current Chief of the General Staff is Anatoliy Barhylevych.

^ Dmytro Basmat (9 February 2024). "Zelensky announces new chief of general staff". The Kyiv Independent. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
^ Cite error: The named reference Viktor Muzhenko LV was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Cite error: The named reference Serhiy Korniychuk CGSU was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Про Положення про Генеральний штаб Збройних Сил України" [About the Regulations on the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine] (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2008-02-16.
^ "Poltorak quits military service, continues to lead Defense ministry as civilian – Poroshenko". UNIAN. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2023.

[1] Dmytro Basmat (9 February 2024). "Zelensky announces new chief of general staff". The Kyiv Independent. Retrieved 9 February 2024.

[Viktor_Muzhenko_LV-2] Cite error: The named reference Viktor Muzhenko LV was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Serhiy_Korniychuk_CGSU-3] Cite error: The named reference Serhiy Korniychuk CGSU was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[4] "Про Положення про Генеральний штаб Збройних Сил України" [About the Regulations on the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine] (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2008-02-16.

[5] "Poltorak quits military service, continues to lead Defense ministry as civilian – Poroshenko". UNIAN. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2023.

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