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The National Defence University of Ukraine ( NDUU) ( Ukrainian: Національний університет оборони України, Natsionalnyi Universytet Oborony Ukrainy) is a university of higher military education in Ukraine, located in its capital city of Kyiv. Subordinated to the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, the University ...
Mykhailo Volodymyrovych Koval ( Ukrainian: Михайло Володимирович Коваль; born 26 February 1956) is a Colonel General of Ukraine who until 2014 served in the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine. During the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation he was appointed as the Minister of Defence replacing outgoing ...
The Armed Forces of Ukraine [b] (abbreviated as AFU) [c] are the military forces 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. They trace their lineage to 1917, while the modern armed ...
The structure of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is multifaceted. In late 2010 the total personnel (including 41,000 civilian workers) was 200,000. [ 1] Conscription was ended in October 2013; [ 2] at that time the Ukrainian armed forces were made up of 40% conscripts and 60% contract soldiers. [ 2] In April 2014 acting President Oleksandr ...
Ukraine pushes back on ‘fluid’ frontline. 13:30, Athena Stavrou. Ukrainian troops are trying to push back Russian forces along the Dnipro River along what the military described as a “fairly ...
Vladimir Rudolfovich Solovyov [a] (Russian: Владимир Рудольфович Соловьёв, born 20 October 1963) is a Russian TV presenter and propagandist. [9] He has been an anchor on the television show Evening with Vladimir Solovyov on Russia-1 since 2012.
The Ukrainian Ground Forces (SVZSU, Ukrainian: Сухопутні війська Збройних сил України ), also referred to as the Ukrainian army, are the land forces of Ukraine and one of the eight branches of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. They were formed from Ukrainian units of the Soviet Army after Ukrainian independence, and ...
At least 1 captured vehicle in service with the Armed Forces of Ukraine. [189] Linza: KamAZ-53949-Linza 1 At least 1 captured vehicle was repaired for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. [190] MLS Shield Italy: 11 11 bought from Italy during the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine. [105] BMC Kirpi Turkey: MRAP 170+ [147] Used by Marines and Air Assault ...