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A member of Forward Observations Group walks through the ruins of a city in Donbas, Ukraine. Forward Observations Group, (nicknamed FOG), is a military lifestyle brand [1] [2] founded by former U.S. Army infantryman Derrick Bales, that sells tactical gear and branded accessories and operates "popular military lifestyle social media channels" on Instagram [3] and YouTube. [4]
Patrick Lancaster is an American vlogger, podcaster and influencer. [2] [3] Although described as pro-Kremlin, Lancaster has been called a double agent due to his videos covering the Russian invasion of Ukraine regularly revealing compromising Russian military information, which is used against Russia by Ukrainian forces, western intelligence agencies, and western media.
The 10th Mountain Assault Brigade "Edelweiss" ( Ukrainian: 10-та окрема гірсько-штурмова бригада "Едельвейс") is a unit of the Ukrainian Ground Forces. Based in Kolomyia and part of Operational Command West, the brigade has fought in the war in Donbas, and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. During these ...
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 ...
Ukraine's armed forces are composed of the Ground Forces, the Air Force, the Navy, the Air Assault Forces, the Marine Corps, the Special Operations Forces, the Unmanned Systems Forces, and the Territorial Defense Forces. [ 18] Ukraine's navy includes its own Naval Aviation.
The Commander-in-Chief for Armed Forces of Ukraine directs the Armed Forces of Ukraine, monitors the state of the army with military equipment, weapons, and other resources, reports to the President and the Minister of Defense on achieving military-strategic goals in defense. The Law of Ukraine "On the Armed Forces of Ukraine" also stipulates ...
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 ...
On 3 April, the Ukrainian government stated that two Russian soldiers were killed and 28 others hospitalized after Ukrainian civilians handed out poisoned cakes to Russian soldiers of the Russian 3rd Motor Rifle Division in Izium, Kharkiv Oblast. [9] [10] On 20 April, pro-Russian blogger Valery Kuleshov was shot and killed while in his car in ...