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Krivonozhko Anatoly Mikolajovic
Krivonozhko Anatoly Mikolajovic

Biography

2024: Appointment as Commander of the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

At the end of August 2024, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed the commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (Armed Forces of Ukraine), Lieutenant General Nikolai Oleshchuk (included in the list of extremists and terrorists of Rosfinmonitoring). Lieutenant General Anatoly Krivonozhko came in his place, he had previously headed the Center air command. The change of the head of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine occurred after the crash of the F-16 fighter. It is assumed that the plane could have been shot down by a missile of the American Patriot anti-aircraft missile system, which is in service with the Armed Forces of Ukraine.