Commander of the Russian Air Force
| Commander of Russian Air Force | |
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| Командующий ВВС | |
Flag of the Commander of the Russian Air Force | |
since 24 July 2024 | |
| Russian Air Force | |
| Member of | General Staff of the Armed Forces |
| Reports to | Commander-in-Chief of the Aerospace Forces |
| Appointer | President of Russia |
| Formation | June 9, 1917 (historical) August 1991 (current form) |
| Historical Air Forces of Russia |
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| Russian Empire |
| Emperor's Military Air Fleet (1909–1917) |
| Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic |
| Workers and Peasants Red Air Fleet (1918–1991) |
| USSR, Commonwealth of Independent States |
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| Russian Federation |
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The Commander of the Russian Air Force (Russian: Командующий ВВС, romanized: Komanduyushchiy VVS) is the chief commanding authority of the Russian Air Force. Before 2015, when the former branch became an arm of the Russian Aerospace Forces, the title was Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Air Force (Russian: Главнокомандующий ВВС, romanized: Glavnokomanduyushchiy VVS). The holder of the office is appointed by the President of Russia.
The position dates to the Russian Revolution in 1917.