WThe Armed Forces of Ukraine is the military of Ukraine. They are the principal deterrent force against any aggression that could be shown against the sovereign state of Ukraine. 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.
WCentral Scientific Research Insitute of Armaments and Military Equipment of Armed Forces of Ukraine - a research institution of the State-Customer of weapons and military equipment and carries out its activities conducting fundamental, exploratory and applied researchers.
WThe Ukrainian Air Force is a part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The Ukrainian Air Force headquarters is located in the city of Vinnytsia. When the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991, many aircraft were left on Ukrainian territory. Ever since, the Ukrainian air force has been downsizing and upgrading its forces. The main inventory of the air force still consists of Soviet-made aircraft. Currently 36,300 personnel and 144 aircraft are in service in the Ukrainian air force and air defense forces but approximately only eighty aircraft are airworthy. All ICBMs and strategic bombers have been taken out of service.
WThe Long Range Aviation Group ; abbr. AGDA / АГДА), was a military organisation, subordinate to the Central High Command of the Ukrainian Air Force, which included the long-range aircraft of Ukraine. Ukrainian Long Range Aviation was disbanded in 2007.
WCivil–military administrations are a number of temporary local government units that are concentrated on the territories of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts of eastern Ukraine, due to the ongoing War in Donbass. They are created under the guise of the Anti-Terrorist Center of the Security Service of Ukraine.
WThe Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is the professional head of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The position was created by the President on 28 March 2020.
WDay of Tankmen is a professional military holiday in Russia and the former Soviet Union, celebrated every second Sunday of September. It celebrates the service and sacrifices of tank crews and commanders in armored formations since the Russian Civil War, when tanks were first used in Russian territory.
WDefender of the Fatherland Day ; Kazakh: Отан қорғаушы күні; Tajik: Рӯзи Дорандаи Ватан; Kyrgyz: Мекенди коргоочулардын күнү; Belarusian: Дзень абаронцы Айчыны) is a holiday observed in Russia, Turkmenistan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan. It is celebrated on 23 February, except in Kazakhstan, where it is celebrated on 7 May.
WThe defense industry of Ukraine is a strategically important sector and a large employer in Ukraine. After working for several decades mostly for the arms export markets, it has moved significantly into increased Ukrainian military procurement since the annexation of Crimea by Russia and the Russian-led invasion of the Ukrainian region of Donbass in 2014 stimulated investments into reforming and upgrading Ukraine's outdated military. Ukraine is also a significant player in the global arms market. Prior to the Russian-instigated conflict, Ukraine's export-oriented arms industry had reached the status of world's 4th largest arms exporter in 2012. Since the start of the war, Ukraine's military industry has focused more on its internal arms market and as a result slipped to the 9th spot among top global arms exporters by 2015, 11th spot by 2018 and the 12th spot among global arms exporters by 2019.
WThe General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine 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 of Defence of Ukraine.
WThe Internal Troops, full name Internal Troops of the Ministry for Internal Affairs (MVD), alternatively translated as "Interior ", is a paramilitary gendarmerie-like force mostly in succession states of the Soviet Union and in other countries as well, including in Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. It is also maintained as reserve forces in the Armed Forces of Mongolia. Internal Troops are subordinated to the interior ministries of the respective countries.
WThe Internal Troops of Ukraine were a uniformed gendarmerie in Ukraine which merged with the National Guard of Ukraine on March 13, 2014. They were subordinate to the Chief Directorate of Ministry of Internal Affairs, and cooperate with the State Emergency Service of Ukraine. The VV were used to assist militsiya in policing, deal with riots and internal armed conflicts, and safeguard important facilities such as nuclear power plants. In wartime, the Internal Troops were under the jurisdiction of the Ukrainian armed forces for local defense and rear area security.
WA military identity card is an identity document issued to soldiers of the armed forces of various countries.
WThe Ukrainian Military Law-Enforcement Service (VSP) is the military police of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. It was formed on May 19, 2002.
WA Military Unit Number is a numeric alternate designation for military units in the armed forces and internal troops of post-Soviet states, originally used by those of the Soviet Union.
WThe National Guard of Ukraine or NGU is the Ukrainian national gendarmerie. It is part of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It was originally created as an agency under the direct control of the Ukrainian parliament on 4 November 1991, following Ukrainian independence. It was later disbanded and merged into the Internal Troops of Ukraine on 11 January 2000 by then President Leonid Kuchma, as part of a "cost-saving" scheme. Following the early 2014 Ukrainian revolution on 13 March 2014, amidst the Russian intervention, the National Guard was reestablished and the Internal Troops were disbanded.
WThe Research & Production Complex «Photoprylad» is a leading high-tech enterprise functioning to meet the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, public health system, state institutions and organizations, specializing in development, design and production of optoelectronic devices and special-purpose equipment.
WThe Special Honor Guard Battalion is a ceremonial honor guard of the National Guard of Ukraine. It is subordinated to the 25th Public Security Protection Brigade. It serves a similar purpose to the Honor Guard Battalion of the Independent Presidential Regiment.
WThe Special Operations Forces are one of the five branches of the Ukrainian armed forces, with its headquarters in Kyiv, Ukraine.
WThe Ukrainian Air Defence Forces were an anti-aircraft military service of Ukraine, active from 1992 to 2004.
WThe Ukrainian Army Aviation Ukrainian: Армійська авіація України) is a military aviation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces.
WThe Ukrainian Ground Forces are the land force component of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. They were formed from Soviet Ground Forces formations, units, and establishments, including three military districts, that were on Ukrainian soil when the Soviet Union collapsed.
WUkroboronprom (UOP) is an association of multi-product enterprises in various sectors of the defense industry of Ukraine.
WUkrspecexport is a Ukrainian state-owned arms trading company and part of the state conglomerate Ukrainian Defense Industry. UKRSPECEXPORT was formed in November 1996 by merging Ukroboronservice and Ukrinmash.