General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces
| Ukrainian: Генеральний штаб Збройних сил України | |
General Staff emblem | |
General Staff flag | |
Ministry of Defence Building in Kyiv | |
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| Formed | 1992 |
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| Jurisdiction | Ukraine |
| Headquarters | Kyiv |
| Minister responsible | |
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| Website | www.mil.gov.ua |
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Генеральний штаб Збройних сил України) is the military staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It is the central organ of the Armed Forces Administration and oversees operational management of the armed forces under the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine.
The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is appointed by the President of Ukraine, who is the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. On 28 March 2020 the position of Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was separated from that of the Chief of the General Staff. The current Chief of the General Staff is Andrii Hnatov, and the Commander-in-Chief is Oleksandr Syrskyi.
The General Staff was created in 1991–92 on the basis of the Kyiv Military District headquarters of the former Soviet Armed Forces.