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Commander-in-Chief of Russian Air Force Главнокомандующий ВВС
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Incumbent
Lieutenant General Sergey Dronov
since c. July 2019
 Russian Air Force
Member ofGeneral Staff of the Armed Forces
Reports toCommander of the Aerospace Forces
AppointerPresident of Russia
FormationJune 9, 1917 (historical)
August 1991 (current form)
Historical Air Forces of Russia

Russian Empire

Emperor's Military Air Fleet (1909–1917)

Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic

Workers and Peasants Red Air Fleet (1918–1991)

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Military Air Forces of the USSR (1918–1991)

Aviation of the Military Maritime Fleet (1918–1991)

Anti-Air Defence Troops (1948–1991)

Strategic Rocket Forces (1959–1991)

Russian Federation

Military Air Forces of the Russian Federation (1991–present)

Aviation of the Military Maritime Fleet (1991–present)

Strategic Rocket Forces (1991–present)

The Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Air Force (Russian: Главнокомандующий ВВС, romanized: Glavnokomanduyushchiy VVS) is the chief commanding authority of the Russian Air Force. He is appointed by the President of Russia. The position dates to the Russian Revolution in 1917. The current Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Air Force is Lieutenant General Andrey Yudin.

List of Commanders[edit]

Chief of the Air Service of the Russian Republic[edit]

No.PortraitChiefTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1
Vyacheslav Tkachov
Tkachov, VyacheslavLieutenant colonel
Vyacheslav Tkachov
(1885–1965)		9 June 191719 November 19175 months
2
Sergey Ulyanin [ru]
Ulyanin, SergeyMajor general
Sergey Ulyanin [ru]
(1871–1921)		19 November 1917March 19183 months

Chief of the Air Force of the Red Army[edit]

No.PortraitChiefTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1
Mikhail Solovov [ru]
Solovov, MikhailColonel
Mikhail Solovov [ru]
(1879–1941)		March 19181 August 19185 months
2
Solovov, MikhailColonel
Alexander Vorotnikov [ru]
(1878–1940)		1 August 191813 June 191910 months
3
Akashev, KonstantinColonel
Konstantin Akashev
(1888–1931)		March 1920February 192111 months
4
Sergeyev, AndreyColonel
Andrey Sergeyev [ru]
(1893–1933)		February 1921October 19221 year, 8 months
5
Znamensky, AndreyColonel
Andrey Znamensky [ru]
(1887–1943)		October 1922July 19239 months
6
Rosengolts, ArkadyColonel
Arkady Rosengolts
(1889–1938)		July 1923December 19241 year, 5 months
7
Baranov, PyotrColonel
Pyotr Baranov [ru]
(1892–1933)		December 1924June 19316 years, 6 months
8
Alksnis, YakovKomandarm 1st rank
Yakov Alksnis
(1897–1938)		June 193123 November 19376 years, 5 months
9
Loktionov, AlexanderAleksandr Loktionov
(1893–1941)		23 November 193719 November 19391 year, 11 months
10
Smushkevich, YakovLieutenant General
Yakov Smushkevich
(1902–1941)		19 November 1939August 19408 months
11
Rychagov, PavelLieutenant General
Pavel Rychagov
(1911–1941)		August 194024 June 194110 months
12
Zhigarev, PavelColonel general
Pavel Zhigarev
(1900–1963)		24 June 194111 April 19429 months
13
Novikov, AlexanderChief marshal of the aviation
Alexander Novikov
(1900–1976)		11 April 194222 April 19464 years

Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Air Force[edit]

No.PortraitCommander-in-ChiefTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef
1
Vershinin, KonstantinMarshal of the aviation
Konstantin Vershinin
(1900–1973)		1946September 19492–3 years.
2
Zhigarev, PavelChief marshal of the aviation
Pavel Zhigarev
(1900–1963)		194919577–8 years.
3
Vershinin, KonstantinChief marshal of the aviation
Konstantin Vershinin
(1900–1973)		1957196911–12 years.
4
Kutakhov, PavelChief marshal of the aviation
Pavel Kutakhov
(1914–1984)		March 19693 December 1984 †15 years.
5
Yefimov, AlexanderMarshal of the aviation
Alexander Yefimov
(1923–2012)		3 December 1984July 19905 years.
6
Shaposhnikov, YevgenyColonel general
Yevgeny Shaposhnikov
(1942–2020)		July 1990August 19911 year[1]

Commander-in-Chief of the Commonwealth of Independent States' Air Force[edit]

No.PortraitCommander-in-ChiefTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef
1
Deynekin, PyotrColonel general
Pyotr Deynekin
(1937–2017)		25 August 199119 August 1992237 days[2]

Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Air Force[edit]

No.PortraitCommander-in-ChiefTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef
1
Deynekin, PyotrArmy general
Pyotr Deynekin
(1937–2017)		19 August 199222 January 19985 years, 156 days[2]
2
Deynekin, PyotrArmy general
Anatoly Kornukov
(1942–2014)		22 January 199821 January 20023 years, 364 days[3]
3
Deynekin, PyotrArmy general
Vladimir Sergeyevich Mikhaylov
(born 1943)		21 January 20029 May 20075 years, 108 days.
4
Zelin, AlexanderColonel general
Alexander Zelin
(born 1953)		9 May 200727 April 20124 years, 354 days.
5
Bondarev, ViktorColonel general
Viktor Bondarev
(born 1959)		6 May 20121 August 20153 years, 87 days[4]

Commander of the Air Force – Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Aerospace Forces[edit]

Main article: Russian Aerospace Forces
No.PortraitCommanderTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef
1
Yudin, AndreyLieutenant general
Andrey Yudin [ru]
(born 1962)		1 August 2015c. July 2019[a]3 years, 11 months[8]
2
Dronov, SergeyLieutenant general
Sergei Vladimirovich Dronov [ru]
(born 1962)		c. July 2019[a]Incumbent1 year, 10 months[9][10]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b No official date given for Yudin leaving office. Estimated between 28 June 2019[5] and 9 July 2019.[6] Dronov appointed Commander on 18 April 2019.[7]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ a b "Экс-главком ВВС России Дейнекин скончался на 80 году жизни". interfax.ru. Retrieved 2018-12-28. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. ^ "Скончался бывший главком ВВС РФ Анатолий Корнуков — Российская газета". rg.ru. Retrieved 2018-12-28. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  4. ^ "Viktor Bondarev appointed Air Force commander • President of Russia". en.kremlin.ru. Retrieved 2018-12-28. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  5. ^ "Интервью командующего Военно-воздушными силами – заместителя главнокомандующего Воздушно-космическими силами генерал-лейтенанта Андрея Юдина в рамках форума "Армия-2019"". dfnc.ru (in Russian). 28 June 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
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  7. ^ "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ О внесении изменений в состав Комиссии при Президенте Российской Федерации по вопросам развития авиации общего назначения и навигационно-информационных технологий на основе глобальной навигационной спутниковой системы ГЛОНАСС, утвержденный Указом Президента Российской Федерации от 10 февраля 2018 г. № 65" [Presidential Decree: On amendments to the composition of the Commission under the President of the Russian Federation on the development of general aviation and navigation and information technologies based on the GLONASS global navigation satellite system, approved by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 65 dated February 10, 2018]. kremlin.ru (in Russian). 18 April 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Юдин Андрей Вячеславович : Министерство обороны Российской Федерации". structure.mil.ru. Retrieved 2018-12-28. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  9. ^ "Mi-38T transport helicopters will start arriving for Russian troops in 2019". Russian Aviation. ruaviation.com. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2020. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  10. ^ "В КРАСНОДАРСКОМ ВЫСШЕМ ВОЕННОМ АВИАЦИОННОМ УЧИЛИЩЕ СОСТОЯЛСЯ ВЫПУСК МОЛОДЫХ ОФИЦЕРОВ". kvvaul.mil.ru (in Russian). Russian Ministry of Defence. 28 October 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2020. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)