Anatolii Kryvonozhko

Anatolii Kryvonozhko
Анатолій Кривоножко
Commander of the Ukrainian Air Force (Acting)
Assumed office
30 August 2024
PresidentVolodymyr Zelenskyy
Prime MinisterDenys Shmyhal
Preceded byMykola Oleshchuk
Personal details
Born (1965-07-23) 23 July 1965
Military service
Allegiance Soviet Union (1987-1991)
(1991-current)
Years of service1987 - current
RankLieutenant General
CommandsCommander of the Ukrainian Air Force
Battles/wars

Anatolii Mykolaiovych Kryvonozhko (Ukrainian: Анато́лій Микола́йович Кривоно́жко; born 23 July 1965) is a Ukrainian Lieutenant general serving as, acting Commander of the Air Force of Ukraine since 30 August 2024.[1][2][3] He started his career as a Mi-8 and Mi-24 pilot in the Soviet Air Force in 1987. After Ukrainian independence, he also qualified as a fixed wing transport pilot and has flown and commanded airlift units flying the An-26.

References

  1. ^ "Сирський призначив в.о. командувача Повітряних сил". РБК-Украина (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Генерал-лейтенант Кривоножко тимчасово виконуватиме обов'язки командувача Повітряних сил — Генштаб". nv.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Ukraine's air force commander dismissed after F-16 crash". Reuters. 30 August 2024.