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The Ukrainian Defence Ministry is responsible for the management of territorial defence, military development, mobilization in the case of war and combat readiness. The General Staff of Ukraine has the task of planning defensive and operational management of the armed forces. The General Staff is assistant to the Defence Minister 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 forces were formed after Ukrainian independence in 1991.
Ukrainian commander-in-chief Syrskyi publicly praised the 47th Brigade in March 2024 for its efforts in repelling Russian attacks on the villages of Berdychi and Orlivka. [37] On March 10, 2024, the commander of the brigade, Ryumshin, was replaced by Col. Yan Yatsishen. [38] The latter is the fourth commander so far.
The Law of Ukraine "On the Armed Forces of Ukraine" also stipulates that direct military leadership is an activity aimed at implementing measures for the development of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, their technical equipment, training, and comprehensive support, and determining the basis of their application and management.
Speaking to Yahoo News on condition of anonymity, a senior official in the Ukrainian military said the offensive was indeed underway. “Obvious progress would be hard to deny,” the official said.
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 Turchynov ...
The 12th Special Operations Brigade "Azov" ( Ukrainian: 12-та бригада спеціального призначення «Азов», romanized : 12-ta bryhada spetsialnoho pryznachennya "Azov") [8] is a formation of the National Guard of Ukraine formerly based in Mariupol, in the coastal region of the Sea of Azov, from which it derives ...
The 153rd Separate Mechanized Brigade ( Ukrainian: 153 окрема механізована бригада, romanized : 153 okrema mekhanizovana bryhada ), is a formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces formed in 2023. Five additional mechanized brigades were created in preparation of the Ukrainian counteroffensive in 2024 in response to the ...