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All military and security forces, including the Armed Forces, are under the command of the President of Ukraine and subject to oversight by a permanent Verkhovna Rada parliamentary commission. They trace their lineage to 1917, while the modern armed forces were formed after Ukrainian independence in 1991.
- Ukrainian Ground Forces
The Ukrainian Ground Forces ( Ukrainian: Сухопутні війська...
- Special Operations Forces
The Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine...
- Ukrainian Air Force
The Anti-Aircraft Missile Defense Forces Corps were created...
- Territorial Defense Forces
Territorial Defence soldiers during the Battle of Kyiv, 25...
- List of Equipment of The Armed Forces of Ukraine
The list of equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine can be...
- Ukrainian Navy
The Ukrainian Navy (Ukrainian: Військо́во-морські́ си́ли...
- Valerii Zaluzhnyi
On 5 March 2022, 10 days after the Russian invasion of...
- Military Ranks of Ukraine
The military ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) were...
- Chief of The General Staff
The Chief of the General Staff (Ukrainian: Начальник...
- Ukrainian Ground Forces
- Chief of The General Staff
- Joint Forces Command
- Ukrainian Ground Forces
- Air Assault and Airborne Forces
- Special Forces
- Signals and Cybernetic Security Forces
- Support Forces
- Logistical Forces
- Medical Forces
- Military Police
The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (Начальник Генерального штабу Збройних Сил України) oversees the strategic planning and force generation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Chief of the General Staff (Начальник Генерального штабу) - Lieutenant-General Shaptala, Serhiy Oleksandrovich [First] Deputy Chief of the General Staf...
The Commander of the Joint Forces has direct command and control over the operational combat, combat support and combat service support units, involved in military operations in land and overseas and military exercises during peacetime, as well as during wartime operations. 1. Joint Forces Operation (Операція об'єднаних сил), commands the armed for...
As of 2016, there were a reported 169,000 personnel in the Ukrainian Ground Forces. The Ukrainian Ground Forces are divided into Armoured and Mechanized Forces, Army Aviation, Army Air Defence and Rocket and Artillery Troops. There are 13 mechanized brigades and two mountain warfare brigades in the Mechanized Forces. Ukraine also has two armoured b...
The Ukrainian Airborne and Air Assault Forcesare composed of 8 air landing, air assault and air-mobile brigades and support units. Airborne and Air Assault Forces Command (Командування Десантно-штурмових військ) (MU А3771), Zhytomyr, Zhytomyr Oblast 1. support units (частини забезпечення) 1.1. 135th Separate Command Battalion (135 окремий батальйон...
Ukraine's special forcesare reported as 4,000 strong. Special Operations Forces Command (Командування сил спеціальних операцій) (Military Unit [MU] А0987), Kyiv 1. command and combat support units (частини управління й бойового забезпечення): 1.1. 99th Separate Command and Support Battalion (99-й окремий батальйон управління та забезпечення) (MU А3...
The Signals and Cybernetic Security Troops Command of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (Командування Військ зв'язку та кібернетичної безпеки Збройних Сил України) is a separate joint forces command under the General Staff since February 5, 2020. Signals and Cybernetic Security Troops Command (Командування Військ зв'язку та кібербезпеки) (MU А0106), Kyiv ...
Since January 1, 2022 the support forces have the status of a separate joint branch under the General Staff. Support Forces Command (Командування Сил підтримки) (Military Unit [MU] А2330), Kyiv 1. Central Directorate of Engineer Troops of the UAF (Центральне управління інженерних військ ЗС України) (MU А0107), Kyiv 1.1. 20th Arsenal of the Engineer...
Since January 1, 2022 the support forces have the status of a separate joint branch under the General Staff. The logistical forces are mainly organised in two arms - Weaponry and Rear Services. Logistical Forces Command of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (Командування Сил логістики Збройних Сил України) (MU А0307), Kyiv 1. Armament Service of the UAF (О...
Since January 1, 2022 the support forces have the status of a separate joint branch under the General Staff. Medical Forces Command (Командування Медичних сил) (MU А0928), Kyiv 1. National Military Medical Clinical Center 'Main Military Clinical Hospital' (Національний військово-медичний клінічний центр «Головний військовий клінічний госпіталь»), K...
The military police (named Military Law Enforcement Service of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (Військова служба правопорядку Збройних Сил України), abbreviated VSP (ВСП) in Ukrainian) is a special military service outside of General Staff control and subordinated directly to the Ministry of Defence. Main Directorate of the VSP (Головне управління Війсь...
After the Dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, several Ukraine-based units from the Soviet Airborne Forces were absorbed into the newly-created Ukrainian Ground Forces, where they remained until 2016, when they separated to become one of five branches of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The Air Assault Forces are in constant combat readiness.
Website. www.mil.gov.ua. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine ( Ukrainian: Генеральний штаб Збройних сил України) is the military staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It is the central organ of the Armed Forces Administration and oversees operational management of the armed forces under the Ministry ...
