Ruslan Borysovych Khomchak (Ukrainian: Русла́н Бори́сович Хомча́к; born 5 June 1967) is a Ukrainian Colonel-general who serves as the First Deputy Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine[2] and former[3][4] Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, until 28 March 2020 also holding the post of Chief of the General Staff.

[7] Following Ukrainian independence in 1991 Khomchak became a military commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

[9] Reflecting on the battle several years later, Khomchak's predecessor as Commander-in-Chief, Viktor Muzhenko, suggested that the incompetence of Ukrainian commanders, and the large number of Russian troops fighting for the separatists, were largely to blame for the disastrous outcome.

She was Head of the Chernihiv Regional State Administration from 13 October 2020 until 4 August 2021.

[13][14] In January 2021 Kovalenko gave birth to the couple's daughter Maria.