Oleksandr Zatynaiko

Oleksandr Ivanovych Zatynaiko (; born 30 January 1949, Otdradne, Hrebinka Raion, Ukrainian SSR) is a former member of the Ukrainian military. Colonel General Zatynaiko served as the Chief of General Staff and Commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces.

Zatynaiko started his military career in the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany in 1970 after graduating the Kyiv Higher Combined Arms College. After graduating from the M. V. Frunze Military Academy in 1973, he served in military units of Kyiv Military District where he held command of a battalion and later a regiment. However Minister of Defence of Ukraine Oleksandr Kuzmuk explained that it is in no way related to miscalculations in development of the Army as Southern Operational Command is the most important in a sphere of responsibility. In 2001–2002 Zatynaiko was a commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces.

In 2002 he returned in charge of General Staff and developed program of further development of Armed Forces "Defence policy. The White Book" with a deep analysis of armament and technology status of the Ukrainian military.