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Armed Forces of Ukraine

Military formation
The Armed Forces of Ukraine are a military formation that, in accordance with the Constitution of Ukraine, is entrusted with the defense of the state, the protection of its sovereignty, territorial integrity, and inviolability. They were created on August 24, 1991, after the declaration of independence, inheriting a significant military potential of the former USSR. Throughout their history, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have actively participated in international peacekeeping missions, and since 2014, they have been confronting large-scale aggression by the Russian Federation. The modern Armed Forces of Ukraine demonstrate a high level of professionalism, courage, and resilience, having gained recognition as one of the most combat-ready armies in the world. They successfully adapt new forms and methods of conducting military operations, actively implementing NATO standards.
1991
Creation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine after the declaration of independence
1996
Ukraine completed nuclear disarmament, becoming the first state to voluntarily renounce its nuclear arsenal
2000
Active participation in international peacekeeping operations under the auspices of the UN
2014
Organization of defense and deterrence of Russian aggression in eastern Ukraine
2016
Inclusion of Special Operations Forces and Air Assault Forces as separate branches of service
2020
Obtaining the status of an Enhanced Opportunities Partner of NATO
2022
Successful defense of the capital and liberation of northern regions from occupation forces
2022
Conducting an effective Kharkiv counteroffensive and liberating significant territories
2022
Liberation of the city of Kherson and the right bank of the Kherson region
2024
Introduction of Unmanned Systems Forces as a separate branch of service
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Constant hostile shelling of Sumy region: 80 families with children remain in one of the communities, they are to be forcibly evacuated

More than 200 people have left the community of Velyka Pysarivka in Sumy region due to intense shelling by Russia, while 80 families with children have remained, and forced evacuation of children is planned.

War in Ukraine • March 20, 01:17 PM • 73343 views
Russians significantly intensified attacks on Sumy region: 6 missile and 11 air strikes per day, evacuation is underway in the region

Russians have significantly intensified their attacks on Sumy region, launching 83 attacks, including 6 missile and 11 air strikes per day, and evacuating residents of border settlements in the region.

War in Ukraine • March 18, 02:06 PM • 30869 views
Demchenko: 2 thousand attacks on border regions recorded since the beginning of March

Since the beginning of March, Russia has conducted about 2,000 attacks using various types of weapons, mostly in Kharkiv and Sumy regions, according to a spokesman for Ukraine's State Border Guard Service.

War in Ukraine • March 18, 01:56 PM • 28539 views
Balkan countries do not sell weapons to Ukraine directly: why and how the Ministry of Defense has to act

Ukraine faces difficulties in acquiring Soviet-era ammunition directly from Balkan countries due to Russian influence and domestic legislation, so it relies on intermediary countries such as EU members or the United States to purchase such ammunition.

War in Ukraine • March 18, 01:13 PM • 248422 views
Ministry of Defense prevents supply of over 260 tons of low-quality products to military units

Last month, the Defense Ministry inspectors prevented the supply of 264. 09 tons of low-quality food worth UAH 36,479,997.10 to military units by checking the suppliers' warehouses before delivery.

Society • March 18, 12:34 PM • 22653 views
Humenyuk explained what the pause in massive enemy shelling could be due to

Russia has not abandoned its massive missile strikes, Natalia Gumenyuk points out.

War in Ukraine • March 18, 11:33 AM • 39130 views
Throughout the day, the Russian Armed Forces attempted to storm the southern direction: Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled 12 enemy attacks

Ukraine's armed forces repelled 12 Russian attacks in the south, while Russian forces applied pressure using numerous attack drones and fired at least 14 bombs and missiles in Zaporizhzhia.

War in Ukraine • March 18, 11:31 AM • 27137 views
Suicide attempt by a serviceman: Transcarpathian Regional Military Commissariat denies allegations of beating a man

The Transcarpathian JFO stated that they were not involved in the beating of a man who attempted suicide while in one of the district recruitment centers.

Society • March 18, 11:22 AM • 27851 views
DOT tightens requirements for the quality of meat, dairy products and sausages to be supplied to the Armed Forces: details

The DOT has tightened requirements for the quality of meat, dairy products and sausages to be supplied to the Armed Forces.

Economy • March 18, 11:00 AM • 32138 views
Promised ID that would help avoid mobilization: fraudster who cheated thousands of dollars detained

A fraudster was detained who extorted $5,000 by promising to issue a fake certificate of an advisor to a battalion commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which would allegedly help him avoid mobilization.

Crimes and emergencies • March 18, 10:38 AM • 28865 views
SBU: FSB agent detained for reconnaissance of Ukrainian air defense positions near Avdiivka

Ukraine's Security Service detained an FSB agent who was trying to collect intelligence on Ukrainian air defense positions near Avdiivka, Donetsk region, to help Russian troops bypass Ukrainian air defense systems.

War in Ukraine • March 18, 10:15 AM • 29074 views
SBU: Father and son prepared missile strikes and buried remains of Russian soldiers near Kyiv on FSB order

The Security Service of Ukraine detained a father and son who are suspected of preparing missile strikes against Russia by leaking locations of Ukrainian troops and drone manufacturing plants, burying the remains of dead Russian soldiers in the forests near Kyiv and sending photo reports to the FSB.

War in Ukraine • March 18, 08:17 AM • 27898 views
Raiding houses and threatening with machine guns: the National Resistance Center told how Russians forced people to "vote" in the temporarily occupied territories

Russians raided homes and threatened people with weapons to force them to vote in the illegal "presidential elections of the Russian Federation" in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.

War in Ukraine • March 18, 07:45 AM • 23664 views
During night attacks, air defense destroyed 17 of 22 russian "Shahed" drones

Air defense destroyed 17 out of 22 russian Shahed strike drones during nighttime attacks by russia.

War in Ukraine • March 18, 06:05 AM • 49794 views
810 russian servicemen were killed overnight

According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, russians lost 810 servicemen over the past day.

War in Ukraine • March 18, 05:54 AM • 30031 views
Air Force warns of missile threat in Kharkiv region

The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine informs about the missile threat in Kharkiv region.

War in Ukraine • March 18, 05:38 AM • 30066 views
Over the day, russia launched 14 missile strikes, 75 air attacks, and 95 volleyball attacks

Over the past day, russia launched 14 missile strikes, 75 air strikes and 95 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems at Ukrainian positions and localities in various regions.

War in Ukraine • March 18, 05:17 AM • 37392 views
Air Force warns of ballistic missile threat in Kharkiv region

The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine informs about the potential threat of ballistic missiles in the Kharkiv region.

War in Ukraine • March 18, 02:58 AM • 101770 views
Movement of enemy drones in the direction of Poltava region spotted

The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine informs about the movement of enemy drones to Poltava region.

War in Ukraine • March 17, 09:02 PM • 36003 views
Air Force warns of threat of drone attack in Dnipropetrovs'k region

The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine informs about possible drone attacks in Dnipropetrovs'k region.

War in Ukraine • March 17, 08:16 PM • 55895 views
Hostile drones spotted in the direction of Lviv region

The Ukrainian Air Force informs of russian drones heading for Lviv region.

War in Ukraine • March 17, 08:06 PM • 60205 views
russian UAVs heading towards Volyn region

The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine informs about the movement of enemy UAVs from Rivne region in the direction of Volyn region.

War in Ukraine • March 17, 07:43 PM • 49245 views
Ukrainian Armed Forces warn of potential drone attacks in Chernivtsi region

The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine informs about possible attacks by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in Chernivtsi region.

War in Ukraine • March 17, 07:38 PM • 69255 views
russia's missile attack on Sumy: infrastructure facilities damaged, no casualties

russian missile strike damaged civilian infrastructure in the city of Sumy, but no civilians were injured.

War in Ukraine • March 17, 07:30 PM • 75618 views
Strike drones heading to Khmelnytsky region

The Ukrainian Air Force informs about the movement of attack drones in the direction of Khmelnytsky region.

War in Ukraine • March 17, 07:18 PM • 102324 views
Air Force warns of potential drone attacks in Rivne region

Ukraine's Air Force warns of possible drone attacks from Zhytomyr region in the direction of Rivne region.

War in Ukraine • March 17, 07:05 PM • 112498 views
Representatives of Lviv military registration and enlistment office forcefully shoved a man into a bus - the Ombudsman responded

The video shows the military in Lviv forcibly detaining local volunteer Kyrylo Taran, pushing him into a minibus, which Ukrainian ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets condemned as an unacceptable use of force in a democratic society.

Society • March 17, 06:35 PM • 107744 views
Strengthening defense capabilities: Kiper shows new fortifications

In the Odesa region, they are restoring, strengthening and creating new defensive fortifications to prevent the enemy from seizing new territories and driving out the occupiers.

War in Ukraine • March 17, 04:34 PM • 77634 views
Ukrainian border guards destroy invaders' equipment: an SUV and a UAZ of Russian invaders turned into scrap metal

In the Kharkiv sector, Ukrainian border guards destroyed Russian occupants' equipment, turning an SUV and a Bukhanka car into scrap metal.

War in Ukraine • March 17, 02:37 PM • 38682 views
Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled a breakthrough of three Russian subversive reconnaissance groups in Sumy region yesterday

Yesterday in Sumy region, the Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled attempts by three Russian subversive and reconnaissance groups to penetrate deep into the territory of Ukraine.

War in Ukraine • March 17, 12:59 PM • 42412 views