General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces

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The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Генеральний штаб Збройних Сил України) is the military staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It is the central organ of the Armed Forces Administration and oversees operational management of the armed forces under the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine.

The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is appointed by the President of Ukraine, who is the supreme commander-in-chief of the armed forces. The current Chief of the General Staff is Viktor Muzhenko.

It was created in 1991-92 on the basis of Headquarters Kiev Military District of the former Soviet Armed Forces.

History

Insignia of the General Staff

Organization

Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine - Colonel General Ivan Svyda (he submitted a letter of resignation on May 29, 2010^[1])
- Assistants to the Chief of the General Staff
- Control and Oversight Directorate
- First Deputy Chief of the General Staff
  - Deputy Chief of the General Staff
    - Euro-Atlantic Integration Directorate
    - Military Cooperation Directorate
  - Garrison Service Directorate
- First Deputy Chief of the General Staff
  - Deputy Chief of the General Staff
    - Military scientific directorate^[2]
    - Financial Directorate
    - Main Financial-Economic Directorate^[3] (J-8)
  - Deputy Chief of the General Staff
    - Section for Transition to All-Volunteer Contract Service
    - Military Symbols and Heraldry Section
  - Main Personnel Directorate (J-1)
  - Main Operations Directorate (J-3/7)
  - Main Defence Planning Directorate (J-5)
  - Main Directorate for Communications and Information Systems (J-6)
  - Central Directorate for Information Security and Cryptology
  - Administration Directorate
  - Legal Directorate^[4]

Members of General Staff^[5]

Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Viktor Muzhenko
Colonel General Hennadiy Vorobyov (Commander of the Army)

Sources

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Insignia	Ukrainian Armed Forces branch insignia Military ranks Badges and Medals

Military formations List of guards units Defence companies

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History

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Administration and
supporting agencies

"Security bloc"	National Security and Defense Council Procurator General* Foreign Intelligence Service Derzhspetszviazok Security Service of Ukraine* Administration of State Security General Staff Pardons Commission

"Administrative bloc"	Anti-Monopoly Committee* State Property Fund* State Committee on Television and Radio broadcasting* Public Humanitarian Council National Institute of Strategic Research National Academy of State Administration

Supporting	Administration building Constitutional Assembly of Ukraine Representatives Crimea State Management of Affairs

(*) approved by parliament

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General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces

History

Organization

Members of General Staff[5]

Sources

Members of General Staff^[5]