Yuriy Baydak
Yuriy Baydak | |
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| Native name | Юрій Аврамович Байдак |
| Birth name | Yuriy Avramovych Baydak |
| Born | 19 February 1955 Markovo, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance | Ukraine |
| Branch | Ukrainian Air Force |
| Years of service | 1992-2015 |
| Rank | Colonel General |
| Commands | Air Command South |
| Battles / wars | Soviet-Afghan War Russo-Ukrainian War |
Yuriy Avramovych Baydak (Ukrainian: Юрій Аврамович Байдак; born 19 February 1955) is a retired officer of the Soviet and Ukrainian Armed Forces who last served as the commander of the Ukrainian Air Force from 2012 to 2015.
Baydak also served as the first commander of the Air Command South from 2004 to 2006. He was promoted to the rank of colonel general in November 2013, and has the title of a 1st class military pilot.