Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Air Force

The Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Air Force (Russian: Главнокомандующего ВВС) 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.

Commander-in-Chief of Russian Air Force
Главнокомандующего ВВС
Flag of the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Air Force
Incumbent
Lieutenant General Sergey Dronov
since 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 Soviet Federative Socialist 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)

List of Commanders

Chief of the Air Service of the Russian Republic
No. ChiefTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1
Tkachov, VyacheslavLieutenant colonel
Vyacheslav Tkachov
(1885–1965)		9 June 191719 November 19175 months
2
Ulyanin, SergeyMajor general
Sergey Ulyanin
(1871–1921)		19 November 1917March 19183 months

Chief of the Air Force of the Red Army
No. ChiefTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1
Solovov, MikhailColonel
Mikhail Solovov
(1879–1941)		March 19181 August 19185 months
2
Solovov, MikhailColonel
Alexander Vorotnikov
(1878–1940)		1 August 191813 June 191910 months
3
Akashev, KonstantinColonel
Konstantin Akashev
(1888–1931)		March 1920February 192111 months
4
Sergeyev, AndreyColonel
Andrey Sergeyev
(1893–1933)		February 1921October 19221 year, 8 months
5
Znamensky, AndreyColonel
Andrey Znamensky
(1887–1943)		October 1922July 19239 months
6
Rosengolts, ArkadyColonel
Arkady Rosengolts
(1889–1938)		July 1923December 19241 year, 5 months
7
Baranov, PyotrColonel
Pyotr Baranov
(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, PavelLieutenant General
Pavel Zhigarev
(1900–1963)		24 June 194111 April 19429 months
13
Novikov, AlexanderMarshal
Alexander Novikov
(1900–1976)		11 April 194222 April 19464 years

Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Air Force
No. Commander-in-ChiefTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef
1
Vershinin, KonstantinChief marshal 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, YevgenyMarshal of the aviation
Yevgeny Shaposhnikov
(born 1942)		July 1990December 19911 year[1]

Commander-in-Chief of the Commonwealth of Independent States' Air Force
No. Commander-in-ChiefTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef
1
Deynekin, PyotrColonel general
Pyotr Deynekin
(1937–2017)		25 December 199119 August 1992237 days[2]

Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Air Force
No. Commander-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]

Chief of the Air Force of the Russian Aerospace Forces
No. ChiefTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef
1
Yudin, AndreyLieutenant general
Andrey Yudin
(born 1962)		1 August 2015August 20194 years[5]
2
Dronov, SergeyLieutenant general
Sergei Vladimirovich Dronov
(born 1962)		August 2019Incumbent1 year[6][7]

References
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