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The Special Operations Forces (SSO) are one of the five branches of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Special Forces Command numbers over 4,000 spetsnaz operatives, all of whom are professional soldiers. [1][2][3][4] In 2021 the end strength of the SSO was increased by 1,000 troops. [5] Special Forces Command, Kyiv.
The Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Сили спеціальних операцій Збройних сил України,, romanized: Syly spetsialnykh operatsii Zbroinykh syl Ukrainy, abbreviated ССО, SSO) are the special forces of Ukraine and one of the eight branches of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, with headquarters in Kyiv.
73rd Naval Special Operations Center "Chieftain Antin Holovaty" or the Special Operations Center South (Unit А3199) is the naval component of the Ukrainian Special Operations Forces. It joined the Ukrainian Navy on 1992 and became a part of Special Operations Forces in 2016, becoming the sole naval component of SOF. It is headquartered at Ochakiv.
8th Separate Special Operations Regiment or the Special Operations Center "West" ("Prince Izyaslav Mstislavych"), unit number A0553, is a regiment of the Special Operations Forces. It is headquartered in the city of Khmelnytskyi and a part of the Joint Rapid Reaction Forces. Since 2014, the regiment has participated in the many battles of the ...
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 Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) is a branch of the Armed Forces of Ukraine that specializes in drone warfare and the use of unmanned military robots on land, sea, and air. [115][116] The USF was created in the midst of the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, and was formally established on 11 June 2024. [117]
A new interactive map made by war analysts shows 245 targets inside Russia that Ukraine could hit with ATACMS. The US and Western allies have forbidden Ukraine from using their weapons on targets ...
Putin announced the start of a "special military operation" in the Donbas region, citing Article 51 of the UN Charter (on the right to self-defence), the decision of the Federation Council on the use of Russian troops in Ukraine and agreements with the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and Luhansk People's Republic (LPR).