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Ukraine [a] is a country in Eastern Europe.It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which borders it to the east and northeast. [b] [10] It also borders Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; and Romania and Moldova [c] to the southwest; with a coastline along the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov to the south and southeast.
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 ...
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 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 ...
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]
Russia accused Ukrainian troops of crossing the border into its Kursk region on Tuesday, claiming that Ukrainian forces launched a “massive attack” and attempted to break through the Russian ...
Despite the failure of Ukraine’s counteroffensive, the now-former military chief remains one of the most popular leaders in the country. A poll by the Kyiv Institute of Sociology found 88% of ...
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.