Dmytro Karpenko
Dmytro Karpenko | |
|---|---|
 Major General Dmytro Karpenko, 2023 | |
| Native name | Дмитро Володимирович Карпенко |
| Born | Dmytro Volodymyrovych Karpenko |
| Allegiance |  Ukraine |
Branch |  Ukrainian Air Force |
Service years | 2012- |
| Commands | Air Command South |
Conflicts | Russo-Ukrainian War |
Dmytro Volodymyrovych Karpenko (Ukrainian: Дмитро Володимирович Карпенко), is a Ukrainian army officer who is currently the commander of the Air Command South since 2022. A participant in the Russian-Ukrainian war, he had been the Chief of Staff – First Deputy Commander of the Air Command West from 2018 to 2022. In 2012 he became a Major General.[1]
Biography
On 6 December 2012, he was appointed Chief of the Anti-Aircraft Missile Forces of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.[2][3][4]
In 2018, Karpenko was appointed Chief of Staff - First Deputy Commander of the Air Command West.
In 2022, Karpenko was appointed Air Command South's commander, replacing Vasyl Chernenko.
In December 2025, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy announced discussions to replace Karpenko.[5]
References
- ↑ "Про присвоєння військових звань". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2025-08-22.
- ↑ "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №684/2012 — Офіційне інтернет-представництво Президента України". Archived from the original on 2017-03-02. Retrieved 2025-11-16.
- ↑ "ЗРВ отримали відремонтований С-300 - Український мілітарний портал". mil.in.ua (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2025-08-22.
- ↑ "В цілодобовому режимі бойове чергування несуть майже 2500 представників зенітних ракетних військ по всій Україні – генерал-майор Дмитро Карпенко". Міністерство оборони України. Archived from the original on 2022-02-14. Retrieved 2025-08-22.
- ↑ Bashynskyi, Pavlo (2025-12-20). "Zelenskyy announced discussions on replacing the commander of the Air Command "South"". Ukrainian National News. Retrieved 2026-06-25.