The Armed Forces of Ukraine[b] (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.

Feb 12, 2025 · Official website of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. Contacts. News. Innovative projects of military development.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is the main body of military management for strategic planning of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other forces and means of other components of the defence forces, coordination and control over defence tasks between government services, regional governments and municipal bodies and the defence ...

Feb 3, 2025 · Since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) have been increasingly challenged to defend against Russian advances, given ongoing disadvantages in personnel and a less developed defense industry.

News from the Ministry of Defense on the welfare and social protection of the military, the digitalization of the army and the activities of the MoD.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine are the fifth largest armed force in the world in terms of both active personnel as well as total number of personnel with the eighth largest defence budget in the world, and it also operates one of the largest and most diverse drone fleets in the world.

3 days ago · Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday the time has come for the creation of an “armed forces of Europe” and that his country’s fight against Russia has proved that a foundation for it already exists.

It is responsible for planning the national defense, strategic planning of the use of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and specific forces and assets of other components of the Defence Forces, coordination and control over the performance of defense-related tasks by governmental authorities, local self-governing bodies, and Defense Forces within the ...

The Armed Forces of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Збройні сили України [ЗСУ]; Zbroini syly Ukrainy, [ZSU]) are the military forces of Ukraine. They are the main force against any military action against the nation of Ukraine. All military and security forces are under the command of the president of Ukraine. This includes the Armed ...

Ukrainian Armed Forces In 2014, the Ukrainian military, which observers noted had been weakened by years of neglect and underfunding, faced Russia’s occupation of Ukraine’s Crimea region and invasion of eastern Ukraine. Since that time, the Ukrainian armed forces have made considerable improvements; they