Armed Forces Strategic Command Structure

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Armed Forces Strategic Command Structure

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Yulia Tymoshenko
President of Ukraine and Supreme Commander-in-Chief

The president authorizes military operations and national mobilization.
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Valeriy Heletey Minister of Defence The civilian leadership of the military. Responsibilities: Defense Policy Military Budget Procurement and Modernization International Military Relations​

Volodymyr Zamana General Staff of the Armed Forces General Staff HQ in Kyiv issues orders to the operational commands. Responsibilities: Operational Planning Force Deployment Joint Operations Strategic Intelligence Coordination​

Ukraine has divided its ground forces into regional operational commands. These function like theater commands.

Western Operational Command

Headquarters:
Rivne, Ukraine

Commander: Brigadier General Volodymyr Shvediuk

Assigned Units and Location: None.

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Northern Operational Command

Headquarters:
Chernihiv, Ukraine

Commander: Brigadier General Dmytro Krasylnykov

Assigned Units and Location: None.

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Eastern Operational Command

Headquarters:
Dnipro, Ukraine

Commander:
Brigadier General Oleh Mikats

Assigned Units and Location: None.

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Southern Operational Command

Headquarters: Mykolaiv, Ukraine

Commander:
Brigadier General Mykhailo Sydorenko

Assigned Units and Location: None.

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Crimean Operational Command

Headquarters: Simferopol, Ukraine

Commander:
Brigadier General Yurij Stepanov

Assigned Units and Location: None.

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The Ukrainian Air Force is split into regional air commands.
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Ukrainian Air Force Command Lieutenant General Mykola Petrenko Commander of the Ukrainian Air Force Headquarters: Vinnytsia, Ukraine Responsibilities: Strategic air defense of Ukraine Coordination with the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Planning national air operations Managing aircraft procurement and modernization Strategic transport aviation Long-range radar networks National air defense coordination centers.​

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Air Command West Headquarters: Lviv, Ukraine Commander: Major General Andriy Kovalenko Assigned Units and Location: None.​

Air Command Center Headquarters: Kyiv, Ukraine Commander: Major General Oleksandr Hrytsenko Assigned Units and Location: None.​

Air Command East Headquarters: Dnipro, Ukraine Commander: Major General Viktor Melnyk Assigned Units and Location: None.​

Air Command South Headquarters: Odesa, Ukraine Commander: Major General Serhii Bondar Assigned Units and Location: None.​

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The Ukrainian Navy has a single unified command.

Ukraine Naval Command Vice Admiral Ihor Tenyukh Commander of the Ukrainian Navy Headquarters: Sevastopol, Ukraine Responsibilities: Defending Ukrainian territorial waters Protecting maritime trade routes Coordinating coastal defense operations Overseeing naval aviation and naval infantry Planning fleet deployments in the Black Sea Coordinating with the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Assigned Units and Location: None.​