Lieutenant General
Mykola
Oleshchuk
Chief of the Ukrainian Air Force
Lieutenant General Mykola Oleshchuk is a graduate of the Zhytomyr Higher School of Air Defence Electronics (1994). He also graduated from the Kharkiv Military University in 2004 (staff college) and the National Defence University of Ukraine (war college) in 2010. Holds a professional bachelor’s degree and two master’s degrees. Started his career as a crew chief in an AD battery and proceeded to the GBAD brigade commander. He also served at various staff positions, including the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Air Force Command and the Chief of Staff – Deputy Commander of the Eastern Air Force Command. Since 9 August 2021, he is the appointed Ukrainian Air Force Commander.
Information provided is current as of February 2023
From the Author
Air Power in the Russian-Ukrainian War: Myths and Lessons Learned
View from the Command Post
By Col
Artem
Antonov
By Lt Gen
Mykola
Oleshchuk
By Lt Gen
Viacheslav
Shamko
Editor’s note: The JAPCC is presenting this article as a personal account from the Ukraine Air Chief and staff in their own words to further the public discourse on the war in Ukraine. The views [...]
