Commander-in-Chief_of_the_Russian_Air_Force
Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Air Force
Commanding officer of the Russian Air Force
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.
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| Member of | General Staff of the Armed Forces |
| Reports to | Commander of the Aerospace Forces |
| Appointer | President of Russia |
| Formation | June 9, 1917 (historical) August 1991 (current form) |
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Chief of the Air Service of the Russian Republic
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| No. | Portrait | Chief | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
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| 1 |  | Tkachov, VyacheslavLieutenant colonel Vyacheslav Tkachov (1885–1965) | 9 June 1917 | 19 November 1917 | 5 months |
| 2 | .jpg) | Ulyanin, SergeyMajor general Sergey Ulyanin (1871–1921) | 19 November 1917 | March 1918 | 3 months |
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Chief of the Air Force of the Red Army
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| No. | Portrait | Chief | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
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| 1 | | Solovov, MikhailColonel Mikhail Solovov [ru] (1879–1941) | March 1918 | 1 August 1918 | 5 months |
| 2 | | Solovov, MikhailColonel Alexander Vorotnikov [ru] (1878–1940) | 1 August 1918 | 13 June 1919 | 10 months |
| 3 |  | Akashev, KonstantinColonel Konstantin Akashev (1888–1931) | March 1920 | February 1921 | 11 months |
| 4 |  | Sergeyev, AndreyColonel Andrey Sergeyev (1893–1933) | February 1921 | October 1922 | 1 year, 8 months |
| 5 | | Znamensky, AndreyColonel Andrey Znamensky [ru] (1887–1943) | October 1922 | July 1923 | 9 months |
| 6 |  | Rosengolts, ArkadyColonel Arkady Rosengolts (1889–1938) | July 1923 | December 1924 | 1 year, 5 months |
| 7 |  | Baranov, PyotrColonel Pyotr Baranov (1892–1933) | December 1924 | June 1931 | 6 years, 6 months |
| 8 |  | Alksnis, YakovKomandarm 1st rank Yakov Alksnis (1897–1938) | June 1931 | 23 November 1937 | 6 years, 5 months |
| 9 | | Loktionov, AlexanderAleksandr Loktionov (1893–1941) | 23 November 1937 | 19 November 1939 | 1 year, 11 months |
| 10 | .jpg) | Smushkevich, YakovLieutenant General Yakov Smushkevich (1902–1941) | 19 November 1939 | August 1940 | 8 months |
| 11 |  | Rychagov, PavelLieutenant General Pavel Rychagov (1911–1941) | August 1940 | 24 June 1941 | 10 months |
| 12 |  | Zhigarev, PavelColonel general Pavel Zhigarev (1900–1963) | 24 June 1941 | 11 April 1942 | 9 months |
| 13 | _1.jpg) | Novikov, AlexanderChief marshal of the aviation Alexander Novikov (1900–1976) | 11 April 1942 | 22 April 1946 | 4 years |
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Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Air Force
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| No. | Portrait | Commander-in-Chief | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
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| 1 |  | Vershinin, KonstantinMarshal of the aviation Konstantin Vershinin (1900–1973) | 1946 | September 1949 | 2–3 years | . |
| 2 | | Zhigarev, PavelChief marshal of the aviation Pavel Zhigarev (1900–1963) | 1949 | 1957 | 7–8 years | . |
| 3 | | Vershinin, KonstantinChief marshal of the aviation Konstantin Vershinin (1900–1973) | 1957 | 1969 | 11–12 years | . |
| 4 |  | Kutakhov, PavelChief marshal of the aviation Pavel Kutakhov (1914–1984) | March 1969 | 3 December 1984 † | 15 years | . |
| 5 |  | Yefimov, AlexanderMarshal of the aviation Alexander Yefimov (1923–2012) | 3 December 1984 | July 1990 | 5 years | . |
| 6 |  | Shaposhnikov, YevgenyColonel general Yevgeny Shaposhnikov (1942–2020) | July 1990 | August 1991 | 1 year | [1] |
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Commander-in-Chief of the Commonwealth of Independent States' Air Force
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| No. | Portrait | Commander-in-Chief | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
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| 1 | .jpg) | Deynekin, PyotrColonel general Pyotr Deynekin (1937–2017) | 25 August 1991 | 19 August 1992 | 237 days | [2] |
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Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Air Force
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| No. | Portrait | Commander-in-Chief | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
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| 1 | | Deynekin, PyotrArmy general Pyotr Deynekin (1937–2017) | 19 August 1992 | 22 January 1998 | 5 years, 156 days | [2] |
| 2 | .jpg) | Deynekin, PyotrArmy general Anatoly Kornukov (1942–2014) | 22 January 1998 | 21 January 2002 | 3 years, 364 days | [3] |
| 3 |  | Deynekin, PyotrArmy general Vladimir Sergeyevich Mikhaylov (born 1943) | 21 January 2002 | 9 May 2007 | 5 years, 108 days | . |
| 4 |  | Zelin, AlexanderColonel general Alexander Zelin (born 1953) | 9 May 2007 | 27 April 2012 | 4 years, 354 days | . |
| 5 |  | Bondarev, ViktorColonel general Viktor Bondarev (born 1959) | 6 May 2012 | 1 August 2015 | 3 years, 87 days | [4] |
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Commander of the Air Force – Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Aerospace Forces
Main article: Russian Aerospace Forces
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| No. | Portrait | Commander | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
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| 1 | ![Andrey Yudin [ru]](./File:Andrey_Yudin.jpg) | Yudin, AndreyLieutenant general Andrey Yudin [ru] (born 1962) | 1 August 2015 | c. July 2019[lower-alpha 1] | 3 years, 11 months | [8] |
| 2 |  | Dronov, SergeyLieutenant general Sergey Dronov (born 1962) | c. July 2019[lower-alpha 1] | Incumbent | 4 years, 9 months | [9][10] |
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