Chief of the General Staff (Ukraine)
| Chief of the General Staff | |
|---|---|
| Начальник Генерального штабу | |
Sleeve patch of the General Staff | |
Ensign of the Chief of the General Staff | |
| Ministry of Defence | |
| Type | Chief of defence (till 28 March 2020) Administering and strategizing (since 28 March 2020). |
| Member of | the General Staff |
| Reports to | Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces |
| Residence | Kyiv |
| Nominator | Minister of Defence |
| Appointer | President of Ukraine |
| Term length | non-fixed |
| Formation | April 1918 (historical) 23 December 1991 (current) |
| First holder | Colonel Oleksandr Slyvynsky |
The Chief of the General Staff (Ukrainian: Начальник Генерального штабу, romanized: Nachalnyk Heneralnoho shtabu, abbr. Ukrainian: НГШ, romanized: NHSh), or CGS, is the head of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the military staff of the Forces. He is appointed by the President of Ukraine.
Since a decree by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on 28 March 2020, the posts of Chief of the General Staff and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces have been separate. Previously the Chief of the General Staff also served as the Commander-in-Chief when a civilian was the Minister of Defense (before 1 January 2019 it was not a requirement that the Minister of Defense be a civilian).
The current Chief of the General Staff is Andrii Hnatov.