Military of Ukraine

Main branches Ukrainian Air Force Ukrainian Ground Forces Ukrainian Navy Other Corps Ukrainian Marine Corps Ukrainian Mechanized Forces Ukrainian Airmobile Forces Related Services Ministry of Defense Ministry of Internal Affairs Security Service of Ukraine National Space Agency History of the Ukrainian Military History of Ukraine History of Ukraine during WWII History of Ukraine during WWI

The Armed Forces of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Збройні сили України (ЗСУ) Zbroyni Syly Ukrayiny, (ZSU)) were formed from portions of the military of the collapsing Soviet Union, in the early 1990s. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 610 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1239 × 1217 pixel, file size: 102 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Emblem of the Ukrainian military. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 601 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1203 × 1200 pixel, file size: 144 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Emblem of Ukrainian Air Force According to the Article 10 of the Law of Ukraine on Copyright and Related rights this work is in the public... The Ukrainian Air force (Ukrainian: , Povitryani Syly Ukrayiny) is a part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 600 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1203 × 1201 pixel, file size: 134 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Emblen of Ukrainian Ground Forces According to the Article 10 of the Law of Ukraine on Copyright and Related rights this work is in the public... The Ukrainian Ground Forces (Ukrainian: ) were formed from the Soviet Army formations, units, and establishments, including three military district headquarters (the Kiev, Carpathian, and Odessa), that were on Ukrainian soil when the Soviet Union collapsed in 1990-2. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 592 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1206 × 1221 pixel, file size: 172 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Emblem Of Ukrainian Navy According to the Article 10 of the Law of Ukraine on Copyright and Related rights this work is in the public domain... Ukrainian Navy Ensign The Ukrainian Naval Force (Ukrainian: ) is the navy of Ukraine and part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. ... The Ukrainian Marine Corps is a branch of the Ukrainian Navy. ... The airmobile force is a highly mobile component of the Ukrainian Ground Forces. ... The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine (Ukrainian: ) was established on September 24, 1991,[1][2] one month after Ukraines declaration of independence from the Soviet Union. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine (Ukrainian: ) or MVS) is the national police authority of Ukraine. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The National Space Agency of Ukraine, or NSAU (Ukrainian: Національне космічне агентство України, Natsionalne kosmichne ahentstvo Ukrayiny, or НКАУ, NKAU) is the Ukrainian government agency responsible for space policy and programs. ... History of Ukraine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... History of Ukraine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... One of the underlying themes of Ukrainian history of the early 20th century has been the quest for an independent nation. ... The Military of the Soviet Union was the Armed Forces of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics from their establishment, before the USSR itself was formed, by the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War in 1918, to the collapse of the Soviet Union in December 1991. ...

Ukraine's stated national policy is Euro-Atlantic integration, with both NATO and the European Union. Ukraine has a "Distinctive Partnership" with NATO and has been an active participant in Partnership for Peace exercises and in peacekeeping in the Balkans. This close relationship with NATO has been most apparent in Ukrainian cooperation and combined peacekeeping operation with its neighbor Poland, in Kosovo. Ukrainian serviceman also serve under NATO command in Iraq, Afghanistan and in Operation Active Endeavour.^[1] However, the continuing relationship with Russia complicates these linkages. Atlanticism is a philosophy of cooperation among Western European and North American nations (specifically the United States, and Canada) regarding political, economic, and defense issues, with the purpose to maintain the security of the participating countries, and to protect the values that unite them: democracy, individual liberty and the rule... This article is about the military alliance. ... Partnership for Peace is a NATO project aimed at creating trust between NATO and other states in Europe and the former Soviet Union. ... ... Combatants NATO, represented by Denmark Germany Greece Italy Norway Spain Turkey  Russia  Ukraine  Israel  Egypt Morocco Commanders Vice Admiral Roberto Cesaretti, Italian Navy Strength 480 ships and 84 planes Operation Active Endeavour is a naval operation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. ...

Current Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is General of the Army Sergiy Kirichenko. General of the Army is a military rank used in some countries of the world to denote a senior military leader, usually a General in command of a nations Army. ...

History

As the Soviet Union dissolved in 1990 and 1991, 780,000 Soviet military personnel remained located in Ukraine’s three military districts. This mass was not an army but a force grouping, without a national Ministry of Defence, a General Staff or central organs of command and control. 'This grouping, its inventory of equipment and its officer corps were designed for one purpose: to wage combined arms, coalition, offensive (and nuclear) warfare against NATO on an external front.'^[2] At that time, the armed forces of Ukraine included land force formations, one rocket army, four Air Force armies, a separate air defense army, and the Black Sea Fleet. Altogether, when established, the Armed Forces of Ukraine included more than 350 ships, 1500 combat aircraft, and 1272 strategic nuclear war-heads of intercontinental ballistic missiles. Military districts are territorial entities used for the purposes of military planning and strategizing. ... A General Staff is a group of professional military officers who act in a staff or administrative role under the command of a general officer. ... The phrase command and control is used in various fields: In telecommunications Command and control (C 2) is the exercise of authority and direction by a properly designated commander over assigned and attached forces in the accomplishment of the mission. ... For a particular Air Force, see List of air forces. ... American troops man an anti-aircraft gun near the Algerian coastline in 1943 Anti-aircraft warfare, or air defense, is any method of combating military aircraft from the ground. ... Black Sea Fleet sleeve ensign The Black Sea Fleet (Russian: Черноморский флот) is a large sub-unit of the Russian (and formerly Soviet) Navy, operating in the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea since the early 18th century. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with military aviation. ... A strategy is a long term plan of action designed to achieve a particular goal. ... The mushroom cloud of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan, in 1945 lifted nuclear fallout some 18 km (60,000 feet) above the epicenter. ... A Minuteman III missile soars after a test launch. ...

Ukrainian air and ground army groups (click to enlarge)

On August 24, 1991, the Ukrainian parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, enacted a resolution to take jurisdiction over all formations of the armed forces of the former Soviet Union stationed on Ukrainian soil, and to establish one of the key agencies, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence. Verkhovna Rada. ...

Armies of Ukraine
Kievan Rus' Druzhyna (862—1400s)
Zaporozhian Host Zaporozhian Host (1492—1775)
Ukrainian People's Republic Sich Riflemen (1917—1919) Ukrainian People's Army (1917—21) Ukrainian Galician Army (1918—19)
Independent Forces (Civil War Era) Black Army (1918—1924)
Soviet Union Soviet Military (1918—1991) Ukrainian Insurgent Army (1941—1951)
Ukraine Armed Forces (1991—Present)  This box: view • talk • edit  Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Trydent of Yaroslav I Map of the Kievan Rus′, 11th century Capital Kiev Religion Orthodox Christianity Government Monarchy Historical era Middle Ages  - Established 9th century  - Disestablished 12th century Currency Hryvnia Kievan Rus′ was the early, predominantly East Slavic[1] medieval state of Rurikid dynasty dominated by the city of Kiev... For other uses, see Druzhina (disambiguation). ... Events Rurik gained control of Novgorod. ... Category: ... Image File history File links Bulava_t. ... The Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks to Sultan Mehmed IV of Turkey. ... The Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks to Sultan Mehmed IV of Turkey. ... Also film, 1492: Conquest of Paradise. ... Year 1775 (MDCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ukraine. ... Ukrainian Peoples Republic (Ukrainian: ), also sometimes translated as Ukrainian National Republic, abbreviated UNR (УНР), was a republic in part of the territory of modern Ukraine after the Russian Revolution, eventually headed by Symon Petliura. ... A monument in honor of Sich Rifles Sich Riflemen (Ukrainian: ) is the name applied to and used by various military organizations formed by Austria-Hungary in the territory of modern Ukraine in 1917 out of local population. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... The Ukrainian Galician Army fielded a Jewish battalion (Zhydivskiy Kurin UHA) recruited from Ternopil and led by Leutenant S. Leimberg. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Simon Karetnik, Batko Makhno, and Fedir Shchus (Fedor Shchus). ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... For the rap album, see 1924 (album). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... The Military of the Soviet Union was the Armed Forces of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics from their establishment, before the USSR itself was formed, by the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War in 1918, to the collapse of the Soviet Union in December 1991. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... UPA appeal poster. ... For other uses, see 1941 (disambiguation). ... Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ukraine. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

Inherent in the process of creating a domestic military were political decisions by the Ukrainian leadership regarding the country's non-nuclear and international status. Included in this was the definition, agreement and ratification of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) which not only established the maximum level of armament for each republic of the former USSR, but also a special ceiling for the so-called CFE "Flank Region". Included in the region were Ukraine's Mykolaiv, Kherson, Zaporizhia Oblasts, and the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Also key for the creation of a Ukrainian military was the 1992 Tashkent Treaty, which laid out aspirations for a CIS military that would prove impossible to develop because the former republics of the USSR all wished to go their own way, ripping the intricate Soviet military machine into pieces. The original Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) was negotiated and concluded during the last years of the Cold War and established comprehensive limits on key categories of conventional military equipment in Europe (from the Atlantic to the Urals) and mandated the destruction of excess weaponry. ... Mykolayiv Oblast (Миколаївська область, Mykolaivs’ka oblast’ or Миколаївщина, Mykolaivshchyna in Ukrainian) is an oblast of Ukraine. ... Kherson Oblast (Херсонська область, Khersons’ka oblast’ or Херсонщина, Khersonshchyna in Ukrainian) is an oblast of southern Ukraine, just north of Crimea. ... Zaporizhia Oblast (Запорізька область, Zaporizka oblast’ or Запоріжщина, Zaporizhchyna in Ukrainian) is an oblast (province) of southern Ukraine. ... The Crimea (officially Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukrainian transliteration: Avtonomna Respublika Krym, Ukrainian: Автономна Республіка Крим, Russian: Автономная Республика Крым, pronounced cry-MEE-ah in English) is a peninsula and an Ukraine on the northern coast of the Black Sea. ... The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) (in Russian: Содружество Независимых Государств (СНГ) - Sodruzhestvo Nezavisimykh Gosudarstv) is a confederation or alliance consisting of 12 former Soviet Republics: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. ...  Member state  Associate member Headquarters Minsk, Belarus Working language Russian Type Commonwealth Membership 11 member states 1 associate member Leaders  -  Executive Secretary Sergei Lebedev Establishment December 21, 1991 Website http://cis. ...

The military and security forces, including the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a number of independent "militarized institutions" (paramilitary forces) are under the command of the President of Ukraine, and subject to oversight by a permanent parliamentary commission. The Ukrainian military tactics and organization are heavily dependent on Cold War tactics, and former Soviet Union organization. Ukraine has however been pursuing a policy of independence from Russian dominance, and have taken steps towards closer ties with the West. Paramilitary designates forces whose function and organization are similar to those of a professional military force, but which are not regarded as having the same status. ... Mariyinsky Palace The President of Ukraine (Ukrainian: , Prezydent Ukrayiny) is the head of the state of Ukraine and acts in its name. ... Verkhovna Rada. ... For other uses, see Cold War (disambiguation). ...

Ukrainian built T-84

However, Ukraine retains tight military relations with Russia, mostly inherited from the common Soviet history. Common use of naval bases in Crimean and joint air defense efforts are the most intense branches of such cooperation. This cooperation is a permanent irritant in bilateral relations. But the country is unable to drop such ties quickly, being economically dependent on Moscow. The T-84 Main Battle Tank is a Ukrainian development of the Soviet T-80 main battle tank, first built in 1994 and entered service in the Ukrainian Armed Forces in 1999. ... The Crimea (officially Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukrainian transliteration: Avtonomna Respublika Krym, Ukrainian: Автономна Республіка Крим, Russian: Автономная Республика Крым, pronounced cry-MEE-ah in English) is a peninsula and an autonomous republic of Ukraine on the northern coast of the Black Sea. ... American troops man an anti-aircraft gun near the Algerian coastline in 1943 Anti-aircraft warfare, or air defense, is any method of combating military aircraft from the ground. ...

Plagued at times by hostile relations with Russia following the breakup of the Soviet Union, Ukraine has been steadfastly trying to develop its own independent military industry. Notable results of this effort are the Ukrainian-built T-84 main battle tank, currently in service, and the aircraft manufacturer Antonov. Ukraine received about 30% of the Soviet military industry, which included between 50 and 60 percent of all Ukrainian enterprises, which employed 40% of its working population. Ukraine was, and still remains, a leader in missile-related technology.^[3] Especially navigation electronics for combat vessels and submarines, guidance systems, and radar for military jets. Tough competition in the world's weapons market obliged Ukraine to consider exporting arms to politically unstable or even aggressive regimes. Ukraine build its own connections in arms exporting. The first contracts on weapons deliveries to Iran, signed in the middle of 1992, and caused negative reaction in the West (particularly in the US). The T-84 Main Battle Tank is a Ukrainian development of the Soviet T-80 main battle tank, first built in 1994 and entered service in the Ukrainian Armed Forces in 1999. ... For other uses, see Antonov (disambiguation). ... A Red Army is a communist army. ... Look up company in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other uses, see Missile (disambiguation). ... This article is about determination of position and direction on or above the surface of the earth. ... For other uses, see Submarine (disambiguation). ... A guidance system is a device or group of devices used to navigate a ship, aircraft, missile, rocket, satellite, or other craft. ... For other uses, see Radar (disambiguation). ... See also: Jet (disambiguation) A jet is a stream of fluid produced by discharge through an orifice into free space. ... A current understanding of Western Europe. ... Motto: (traditional) In God We Trust (official, 1956–present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at the federal level; English de facto Government Federal Republic  - President George W. Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence - Declared - Recognized...

Organization

Military of Ukraine
Service branches	Ground Forces Air Force Navy
Military age	18
Available for military service	12,196,319, age 15–49 (2003 est.)
Fit for military service	7,316,038, age 15–49  (2003 est.)
Reaching military age annually	386,945 (2003 est.)
Active personnel	191,000
Expenditures
Budget	$1.597 billion (2007) 8.071 billion UAH[4]

The Ukrainian armed forces are largely made up of conscripts. The total personnel (including 43,00 civilian workers) numbers 191,000.^[5] The branch structure is as follows: Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 610 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1239 × 1217 pixel, file size: 102 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Emblem of the Ukrainian military. ... The Ukrainian Ground Forces (Ukrainian: ) were formed from the Soviet Army formations, units, and establishments, including three military district headquarters (the Kiev, Carpathian, and Odessa), that were on Ukrainian soil when the Soviet Union collapsed in 1990-2. ... The Ukrainian Air force (Ukrainian: , Povitryani Syly Ukrayiny) is a part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. ... Ukrainian Navy Ensign The Ukrainian Naval Force (Ukrainian: ) is the navy of Ukraine and part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. ... ISO 4217 Code UAH User(s) Ukraine Inflation 11. ... Conscription is a general term for forced labor demanded by some established authority, e. ...

• Ukrainian Ground Forces: 74,379 personnel (2 Armored Brigades, 8 mechanized brigades, 2 airmobile brigades, 1 airborne brigade, 3 artillery brigades, 1 rocket artillery brigade and various combat support formations)^[6]
• Ukrainian Air Force: 47,900 personnel^[7] (3 Su-24 Fencer regiments, 7 regiments with Fulcrum and Flanker, 2 regiments with Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoot, 2 regiments with 29 Su-24MR reconnaissance Fencer, 3 transport regiments, some support helicopter squadrons, 1 helicopter training regiment, 5 air training regiments with 120 L-39 Albatros)^[8]
• Ukrainian Navy: 15,470 personnel (16 combat ships, 8 ASW helicopters, 4 ASW airplanes)^[9]
• Paramilitary:
  • Internal Troops (Ministry of Internal Affairs): est. 39,900
  • Border Guard: 45,000, including Ukrainian Sea Guard: 14,000
  • Civil Defence Troops (Ministry of Emergency Situations): 9,500+

In 1997, Ukraine and Poland signed an Agreement on the formation of a Joint Peacekeeping Battalion, which became fully operational in 1999 in the Kosovo Conflict. The Ukrainian Ground Forces (Ukrainian: ) were formed from the Soviet Army formations, units, and establishments, including three military district headquarters (the Kiev, Carpathian, and Odessa), that were on Ukrainian soil when the Soviet Union collapsed in 1990-2. ... The Ukrainian Air force (Ukrainian: , Povitryani Syly Ukrayiny) is a part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. ... The position of a flanker in rugby union is key to retention of the ball during open play. ... The Sukhoi Su-25 is a single-seat, twin-engine jet aircraft developed in the Soviet Union by the Sukhoi Design Bureau. ... Ukrainian Navy Ensign The Ukrainian Naval Force (Ukrainian: ) is the navy of Ukraine and part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. ... Anti-submarine warfare is a term referring to warfare directed against submarines. ... The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine (Ukrainian: ) or MVS) is the national police authority of Ukraine. ... State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (Ukrainian: ; abbr. ... Ukrainian Sea Guard (Ukrainian: ; full name Морська охорона Державної прикордонної служби України, Sea Guard of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine) is the coast guard service of Ukraine, subordinated to its Border Guard Service. ... Unit badge Polish-Ukrainian Peace Force Battalion or POLUKRBAT is a Polish-Ukrainian peacekeeping battalion, formed in late 1990s expressly for participation in international peace-keeping and humanitarian operations under the auspices of international organizations.[1] The battalion can be used in international missions approved by the UN Security Council... The term Kosovo War or Kosovo Conflict is often used to describe two sequential and at times parallel armed conflicts (a civil war followed by an international war) in the southern Serbian province called Kosovo (officially Kosovo and Metohia), part of the former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. ...

Arms Control and Disarmament

Following the breakup of the Soviet Union, Ukraine inherited two divisions of the Strategic Rocket Forces' 43rd Rocket Army (HQ Vinnitsa), the 19th Rocket Division (Khemilnitskiy) (90? UR-100N/SS-19/RS-18) and the 46th Rocket Division at Pervomaisk, Mykolaiv Oblast, equipped with 40 SS-19, and 46 silo-mounted RT-23 Molodets/SS-24s.^[10] Ukraine voluntarily gave up these and its other nuclear weapons during the early 1990s. This was the first time in human history that a country voluntarily gave up the use of strategic nuclear weapons, though the Republic of South Africa was destroying its small tactical nuclear weapons program at about the same time. The Strategic Rocket Forces of Russia (Russian: Ракетные войска стратегического назначения (РВСН), transliteration: Raketnye voyska strategicheskogo naznacheniya) are a major division of the Russian armed forces that controls Russias land-based ICBMs. ... The UR-100N is an intercontinental ballistic missile in service with Russia. ... Pervomaisk (Ukrainian: ) ( ) is a city in Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine. ... SS-24 Scalpel (NATO designation) or RT-23 is a Russian ICBM, developed and produced by the Soviet Union before 1991. ... The Republic of South Africa is a large republic located at the southern tip of the continent. ...

SS-20 on display at the Great Patriotic War Museum, Kiev

Ukraine has plentiful amounts of highly enriched uranium, which the United States wanted to buy from the Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology. Ukraine also has two uranium mining and processing factories, a heavy water plant, a technology for making electronic to determine the isotopic composition of fissionable materials. Ukraine has deposits of uranium that are among the world’s richest. In May of 1992, Ukraine signed the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) in which the country agreed to give up all nuclear weapons, and to join the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty as a non-nuclear weapon state. Ukraine ratified the treaty in 1994, and as of January 1, 1996, no military nuclear equipment or materials remained on Ukrainian territory. Image File history File links SS20_irbm. ... Image File history File links SS20_irbm. ... The RT-21M Pioneer was a medium-range ballistic missile with a nuclear warhead deployed by the Soviet Union from 1976 to 1988. ... These pie-graphs showing the relative proportions of uranium-238 (blue) and uranium-235 (red) at different levels of enrichment. ... This article is about the chemical element. ... Heavy water is dideuterium oxide, or D2O or 2H2O. It is chemically the same as normal water, H2O, but the hydrogen atoms are of the heavy isotope deuterium, in which the nucleus contains a neutron in addition to the proton found in the nucleus of any hydrogen atom. ... For other uses, see Isotope (disambiguation). ... For the generation of electrical power by fission, see Nuclear power plant. ... START, officially the STrategic Arms Reduction Treaty was a nuclear weapons limitation treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union. ... The mushroom cloud of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan, 1945, rose some 18 kilometers (11 mi) above the hypocenter A nuclear weapon derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions of fusion or fission. ... Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Opened for signature July 1, 1968 in New York Entered into force March 5, 1970 Conditions for entry into force Ratification by the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, the United States, and 40 other signatory states. ... is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ...

On 13 May 1994, the United States and Ukraine signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the Transfer of Missile Equipment and Technology. This agreement committed Ukraine to the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) by controlling exports of missile-related equipment and technology according to the MTCR Guidelines. is the 133rd day of the year (134th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... The Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) is an informal and voluntary partnership between 34 countries to prevent the proliferation of missile technology. ... Economics In economics, an export is any good or commodity, shipped or otherwise transported out of a country, province, town to another part of the world, typically for use in trade or sale. ... For other uses, see Missile (disambiguation). ...

Recent operations

Ukraine has been playing an increasingly larger role in peacekeeping operations. Since 1997, Ukraine has been closely working with NATO, and especially Poland. A Ukrainian unit was deployed in Iraq, as part of the multinational force in Iraq under Polish command. A Ukrainian unit was also deployed in Lebanon, as part of the Polish-led UN Interim Force enforcing the mandated ceasefire agreement. Ukrainian troops are also deployed as part of the Ukrainian-Polish Battalion (UKRPOLBAT) in Kosovo. There is also a maintenance and training battalion deployed in Sierra Leone. The total Ukrainian military deployment around the world is about 2,800 troops. Unit badge Polish-Ukrainian Peace Force Battalion or POLUKRBAT is a Polish-Ukrainian peacekeeping battalion, formed in late 1990s expressly for participation in international peace-keeping and humanitarian operations under the auspices of international organizations.[1] The battalion can be used in international missions approved by the UN Security Council...

The first battle of a regular formation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces happened on April 6, 2004 in Kut, Iraq, when the Ukrainian peacekeeping contingent was attacked by militants of the Mahdi Army. The Ukrainians took fire, and over several hours held the objectives they had been assigned to secure. is the 96th day of the year (97th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kūt (كوت; also known as Kut-Al-Imara and Kut El Amara) is a city in eastern Iraq, on the left bank of the Tigris River, about 100 miles south east of Baghdad, at 32. ... Members parade in Sadr City The Mahdi Army, also known as the Mahdi Militia, Mehdi Army or Jaish al Mahdi (Arabic جيش المهدي) , is a militia force created by the Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in June of 2003. ...

Current deployment outside Ukraine

Deployments as of January 2008:

Ukrainian soldiers in Kosovo

• Afghanistan: ISAF (PRT CHAGHCHARAN) - 3 Officers (2 doctors)^[11]
• Democratic Republic of Congo: {MONUC) - 5 Police, 3 Military Observers^[12]
• East Timor: (UNMIT) - 3 Police ^[12]
• Ethiopia/Eritrea: (UNMEE) - 1 Military Observer^[12]
• Georgia: (UNOMIG) - 2 Police, 5 Military Observers^[12]
• Iraq: - 40 (32 commissioned officers, 8 non-commissioned officers)^[13]
• Kosovo: International Kosovo Force (PMU/KFOR) - 188 Soldiers^[14]
• Liberia: (UNMIL) - 317 Troop, 14 Police, 3 Military Observer^[15][12]
• Moldova: (Transnistria) - 10 Military Observers^[16]
• Sudan: (UNMIS) - 11 Police, 6 Military Observers^[12]

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Other militarized institutions of Ukraine

Ukraine's militarized institutions independent from Armed Forces of Ukraine include:

• Internal Troops of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Внутрішні війська, Vnutrishni Viyska) — subordinated to the national police authority — Ministry of Internal Affairs ;
• Motorized military troops of Militsiya (Ukrainian: Моторизовані військові частини міліції, Motoryzovani Viyskovi Tchastyny Militsiyi) — also subordinated to the Ministry of Interior Affairs;
• State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Державна прикордонна служба України, Derzhavna Prykordonna Sluzhba Ukrayiny) — independent service
  • Ukrainian Sea Guard (Ukrainian: Морська охорона, Morska Ohorona) — the coast guard within the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine;
• Various military troops of the SBU (no generic name)
• Emergency Troops of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Війська цивільного захисту, Viyska Tsyvilnoho Zakhystu; literally "Civil Defense Troops") — subordinated to the Ministry of Emergency Situations;
• Special Transportation Service of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Спеціальна служба транспорту, Spetsialna Sluzhba Transportu) — subordinated to the Ministry of Transportation and Communications.

Although not the parts of Armed Forces, these militarized institutions are supposed to fall under Armed Forces' command during wartime. The Ministerstvo Vnutrishnikh Sprav (MVS; Ministry of Internal Affairs) is the national police authority of Ukraine. ... State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (Ukrainian: ; abbr. ... Ukrainian Sea Guard (Ukrainian: ; full name Морська охорона Державної прикордонної служби України, Sea Guard of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine) is the coast guard service of Ukraine, subordinated to its Border Guard Service. ... A coast guard is a national organization responsible for various services at sea. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The old United States civil defense logo. ... For other uses, see War (disambiguation). ...

Military Holidays

February 23 - The Defender Day
July 8 - The Air Defence Day
August 1 - The Navy Day
August 2 - The Airmobile Forces Day
August 8 - The Signal troops Day
September 7 - The Day of Military Intelligence
September 9 - The Day of Armour
September 14 - The mobilization serviceman Day
October 29 - The Day of finance officers
November 3 - The rocket troops and artillery Day
November 3 - The Day of Engineers
December 6 - The Armed Forces Day
December 12 - The Day of Ground Forces (Army)
December 23 - The Day of all level operational control structures servicemen.
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See also

• List of guards units of Ukraine
• Sknyliv (Ukraine) airshow disaster
• Siberia Airlines Flight 1812 accident
• Ukrainian Military Organization
• List of countries by number of total troops

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References

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External links

• Official Website of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense: in English and in Ukrainian (English)/(Ukrainian)
• Viysko Ukrayiny - Ministry of Defense' Army of Ukraine magazine (Ukrainian)
• Ukraine Defence White Book 2005PDF (Ukrainian)
• THE ARMED FORCES OF UKRAINE (a page on the country-info site: structure, statistics, signs)
• "Defense-Express" specialized news agency (a project of Ukrainian "Center for Army Conversion and Disarmament Studies" NGO; subscription needed for most of the material)
• Ukrainian Army military history magazine (including info on insignia and military museums)
• London, UK-based Institute for Strategic Studies appraises Ukrainian Armed Forces' personnel as 295,500-strong. Ukrinform (2003-10-25). Information on Ukrainian army resources (both human and weapons).
• Military insignia of Ukraine from http://www.uniforminsignia.net

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