Anatolii Kryvonozhko

Anatolii Kryvonozhko
Native name
Анатолій Кривоножко
Born (1965-07-23) 23 July 1965
AllegianceSoviet Union (to 1991)
Ukraine
Branch
Soviet Air Force
Ukrainian Air Force
Service years
1987–present
Rank
Lieutenant general
CommandsCommander of the Ukrainian Air Force
114th Tactical Aviation Brigade
Conflicts

Anatolii Mykolaiovych Kryvonozhko (Ukrainian: Анато́лій Микола́йович Кривоно́жко; born 23 July 1965) is a Ukrainian Air Force lieutenant general, currently serving as the Commander of the Air Force. He served as acting commander from 30 August 2024 until President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appointed him commander on 3 August 2025.[1][2]

Career

Kryvonozhko graduated from the Kharkiv Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots in 1987 and initially flew Mi-8 and Mi-24 helicopters. He commanded the 114th Tactical Aviation Brigade from 2006 to 2008, served as deputy commander of the Ukrainian Air Force from 2008 to 2015, and commanded Air Command Center from 2015 to 2024. He has participated in Ukrainian military operations in eastern Ukraine since 2014.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Ukraine's air force commander dismissed after F-16 crash". Reuters. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "President Held a Meeting on the Air Force Development Strategy and Appointed a New Air Force Commander". President of Ukraine. 3 August 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  3. ↑ Shushkivskyi, A. I. (2023). "Кривоножко Анатолій Миколайович" [Kryvonozhko Anatolii Mykolaiovych]. Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Institute of Encyclopedic Research, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. doi:10.5281/zenodo.19755365. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
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