Sergey Dronov

Sergey Dronov
Native name
Сергей Владимирович Дронов
Birth nameSergey Vladimirovich Dronov
Born (1962-08-11) 11 August 1962
Almazivka, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Allegiance Soviet Union
 Russia
Years of service1983–present
RankColonel General
Battles / wars
AwardsOrder of the Red Star
Order of Zhukov
Medal For Impeccable Service
Order of Courage
Order of Military Merit
Medal "For the Return of Crimea"
Medal "Chief Marshal of Aviation Kutakhov"
Honoured Military Pilot of the Russian Federation

Sergey Vladimirovich Dronov (Russian: Сергей Владимирович Дронов; born 11 August 1962), is an officer of the Soviet and later Russian Armed Forces who was Commander of the Russian Air Force - Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Aerospace Forces between 2019 and 2024. He was the deputy commander-in-chief of the Aerospace Forces from 2015 to 2019, and is a colonel general as of 2023.

Due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, he is under international sanctions from the European Union, the United Kingdom, Canada, and a number of other countries.