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On 17 October 2019, the parliament of Ukraine approved a change in the rank structure of enlisted men in order to conform to the NATO STANAG 2116 standardization. The change was implemented with the 2020 military reform. [2] This resulted in the abolition of the rank of General of the Army of Ukraine by Law nr. 680-IX, on 1 October 2020. [3]
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.
Pages in category "Military ranks of Ukraine" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Most insignia have been in use since independence in 1991. Many of these insignia are direct copies of their equivalents in the Soviet Armed Forces of the late 1980s to early 1990s. In July 2016, the Ukrainian Armed Forces introduced new insignia. [1]
The Ukrainian army unveiled its new uniforms on 24 August 2016 (Independence Day of Ukraine). [64] The new uniforms are modeled on British military styles, having a modern pixelated digital camouflage pattern, called the MM-14 pattern. [64] They also incorporate details from the uniforms worn by the Ukrainian People's Army. [64]
The Sea Guard is the coast guard service of Ukraine, and it is organized as part of the Border Guard Service, not subordinate to the navy. The National Guard serves as a paramilitary reserve component of the Armed Forces. Military units of other countries have participated regularly in multinational military exercises in Ukraine. [21]
Ukraine has added a branch to its armed forces dedicated to drones, a sign of the growing importance of uncrewed aerial vehicles to modern warfare. Ukraine creates a branch of its armed forces ...
The Ukrainian special forces groups were trained on the model of NATO reaction forces. [7] [8] Reorganizing by concentrating the special forces command into a single unified branch. [9] Previously, military Spetsnaz were under the command of the Chief Directorate of Intelligence (HUR), Ukraine's military intelligence service.