The Armed Forces of Ukraine (2014). Charter of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The Armed Forces of Ukraine are the protection of the state. How are they completed? Men who have reached the age of eighteen, but not older than twenty-five years, who are contract employees, are conscripted for service. How long does mandatory military service last for soldiers and sergeants? In the army and other military formations serve twelve months. If the conscript has a higher education (specialist or master), the service lasts nine months.

History

The Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada in 1991 decided on August 24 to transfer all the military structures of the army of the USSR under the jurisdiction of the Ukrainian SSR under its jurisdiction. It happened after the announcement of independence of Ukraine. In addition, it was decided to create the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense.

Since 1991, many objects have passed under the jurisdiction of the country. The Armed Forces of Ukraine included eight artillery brigades, fourteen motorized rifle, four tank and three artillery divisions. In addition, Ukraine received two airborne and four spetsnaz brigades, nine air defense brigades, seven regiments of military helicopters, three air forces (about 1,100 military aircraft) and a separate air defense army.

The strategic nuclear forces were also stationed on the territory of the state. They numbered 176 ballistic intercontinental missiles and about 2,600 nuclear tactical weapons. At the time of proclamation of independence of the province, the strength of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reached seven hundred thousand people.

And now the USSR has disintegrated. Ukraine inherited one of the most powerful troops in Europe, equipped with nuclear weapons and the latest models of military equipment and weapons.

In a short time, the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada is developing a package of legislative documents for the military society. Here there is the concept of the construction and defense of the Ukrainian army, and the provision "On the Ukrainian Defense Council", and the laws on defense, "On the Armed Forces of Ukraine", and the Ukrainian Military Doctrine, and many other acts.

The foundations of the national army are laid. In a short time the General Staff, management systems, types of armed forces and the Ministry of Defense are being formed. Preparations for a comprehensive supply of troops and other events are under way.

The process of creating the Ukrainian army

What was the basis for the process of creating the avant-garde? Of course, the political decisions of the Ukrainian Directorate regarding the non-bloc and non-nuclear status of the state. At the same time, the Tashkent Agreement of 1992 was implemented, which established the maximum equal armament for each republic of the former Soviet Union, and for the newly emerged "flank area." It includes the Mykolayiv, Zaporizhzhya, Kherson regions and the Crimean Autonomous Republic. The restrictions proposed by the ratification of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe were also taken into account.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine evolved due to the reduction of military structures, the number of military personnel, the size of military equipment and weapons. In the same years, the country's nuclear disarmament took place. By June 1, 1996, there was no nuclear weapon or charge left on the Ukrainian territory.

In 1995, the Ukrainian Minister of Defense, V.N. Shmarov made public some facts. He said that, in implementing the new military doctrine, the government decided to reduce the military space forces and to eliminate the aerodrome for receiving space devices "Buran". He also added that by 2000 Ukraine will own a compact orbital grouping of the military space forces, consisting of four vehicles.

Peacekeeping operations and military operations

The Ministry of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 1992, July 3, approved Regulation No. 2538-12 "On the interaction of the battalions of the Ukrainian army with the UN Peacekeeping Forces in the conflict zones in the territory of the former Yugoslavia". After that, the Ukrainian army began participating in peacekeeping operations.

The first experience the peacekeeping contingent of Ukraine received in the hostilities in Bosnia. During that war, he was part of the UNPROFOR forces. In 1992, on July 29, several units of the 240th Special Separate Battalion of UN Peacekeepers arrived in Sarajevo. The soldiers were first fired upon only two days later. Later the military was repeatedly attacked by the warring party.

In 1993, on November 19, the Ukrainian Supreme Council decided to increase the strength of Ukraine's contingent in the UN peacekeeping army on the lands of the former Yugoslavia. The formation and preparation of the sixtieth special separate battalion began. The subdivision was named "UKRBAT-2". This battalion arrived in Sarajevo in 1994, on April 19.

The most successful combat operation

What is so unusual that the armed forces of Ukraine can boast of? In the enclave of Zepa, BiH, the July, the most successful military operation in the history of the Ukrainian army was conducted in 1995. The unit, consisting of 79 Ukrainian peacekeepers, attacked the Bosnian Serb Corps "Drina". In addition, Muslim units of the OG "Rzepa" took part in the attack. Support from the UN and NATO was absent. What was the result of this operation? More than five thousand citizens Zepa and refugees were able to escape. Among the Ukrainians, there was no loss.

In 1995, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution No. 1031. On its basis, the United Nations ceased to support peace on the lands of the former Yugoslavia. This function was transferred to the IFOR multinational force under NATO control. In 1995 the contingent of Ukraine was transferred to the army of IFOR. And in 1996 these same people were transferred to the jurisdiction of SFOR forces.

In 1997, within the framework of the Ukrainian-Polish agreements, the Polish-Ukrainian peacekeeping battalion POLUKRBAT was created. It was necessary for military service in Kosovo. The Ukrainian formation was sent to fulfill the task in Kosovo on September 1, 1999.

But the service in the armed forces of Ukraine is both dangerous and difficult. In the course of fulfilling the tasks in 2007, one soldier was killed in an accident and three servicemen were injured. And another Ukrainian peacekeeper of the KFOR army was killed on March 17, 2008 in the city of Mitrovica.

Peacekeeping directions

On July 21, 2000, the collective of Ukraine was sent to the UN peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon. It consisted of the third separate engineering battalion of the Ukrainian army and military medical personnel. In the spring of 2003, the composition was reduced from 650 to 250 servicemen. In April 2006, the military left Lebanon. As a rule, soldiers were engaged in construction work, destroyed explosive objects and released mined mines from mines. In total, they checked five hundred and fifty thousand square meters of terrain, discovered and neutralized 6341 explosive objects.

About the Armed Forces of Ukraine you can tell a lot and a long time. So, in August 2003, a contingent of peacekeepers was sent to Iraq. The main forces were withdrawn from Iraq in 2005, and the remainder - only in December 2008. In Iraq, 18 servicemen were killed and 42 were injured.

In August 2004, Ukraine's peacekeepers were sent to Liberia. By April 2006, the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the peacekeeping mission suffered the following losses: 44 soldiers were killed, one soldier was missing.

And in 2007 the Ukrainian army is sent to Afghanistan. And the peacemakers visit Cote d'Ivoire in November 2010. What happened in 2012 on October 10? Ukraine joined the NATO naval mission "Ocean Shield". She began fighting with Somali pirates, terrorizing the Gulf of Aden and the coast of the African horn. One frigate with a helicopter on deck was sent to the force.

General statistics of the Ukrainian contingent

The Ukrainian army participated in peacekeeping missions from 1992 to May 29, 2012. In total, over 39 thousand military men of Ukraine were involved in this period. And fifty of them died. It should be noted that by May 29, 2012 Ukraine participated in nine NATO and UN operations outside the country. A total of 627 Ukrainian servicemen were involved.

And what are the armed forces of Ukraine in 2014? By that time, the peacekeeping force had participated in 12 peacekeeping missions of NATO, the UN and the EU outside the country. A total of 990 military personnel, 20 helicopters and four armored cars participated. In 2014 on May 30 more than two hundred soldiers returned to Ukraine from the Congo to participate in battles in the east of the country. They were withdrawn from the UN peacekeepers contingent.

Cooperation with NATO

Ukraine has been cooperating with NATO since February 8, 1994 in accordance with the Partnership for Peace program. In 2005, the Orange Revolution triumphed, and President Viktor Yushchenko came to power. After these events, cooperation with NATO intensified. The next president was V.F. Yanukovych, who slowed down the process of integration of NATO and Ukraine. But the Ukraine-NATO program worked. Training and retraining of the military Ukrainian army was also carried out.

In addition, Ukrainian soldiers took part in NATO military exercises on Ukrainian territory, in the Black Sea and on the lands of other countries. The Armed Forces of Ukraine in 2014 are completely different from the previous formations. After all, on March 11, 2014, the airspace of Ukraine is controlled by NATO aircraft. For this purpose, long-range radar reconnaissance is involved, namely the E-3A AWACS-NATO aircraft. They are based on the airbases of Waddington and Geilenkirchen. This is the UK and the FRG. Apparatus performs flights over the territory of Poland and Romania. They fly along the border with Ukraine and control the Ukrainian sky.

April 14, 2014, Yulia Tymoshenko asked for direct military assistance to Ukraine from the leaders of all states.

June 19, 2014 Simon Smith, who is Ukraine's ambassador to Great Britain, said that Britain is willing to cooperate with Ukraine to support the development of effective and real armed forces.

In 2014, on June 21, the US Army supplied 1,500 personal first aid kits to the Ukrainian army. And on June 23, a NATO trust fund was created to assist the Ukrainian military sector. On June 25 this decision was approved by 28 NATO countries.

And finally, the most interesting event in the history of the Ukrainian army. In August 2014, the Ukrainian Supreme Council calls on Russian President Vladimir Putin to block the introduction of armed forces into Ukraine.

Contingent and equipment

In 2012, V.F. Yanukovych authorized the Ministry of Defense to prepare a realistic concept for the transformation of the army. In the process of preparation, it was necessary to take into account the non-aligned status of Ukraine. The available economic resources had to be adequately evaluated. The army reform, developed in 2012, assumed a reduction in its strength. So, what did the armed forces of Ukraine really expect? 2014 was to be characterized by the fact that there were one hundred thousand troops, and by 2017 - only seventy thousand.

It is noteworthy that in 2013 the total number of the Ukrainian army was 184 thousand people, among which 47 thousand were women.

But the Armed Forces in Ukraine were expecting serious changes. In March 2014, decree No. 303 was issued, according to which a partial appeal of the military liable began. And by April 2014, the task was fulfilled by 90%. It is noteworthy that in May 2014, repeated selective mobilization was announced. The assembly of new formations began.

On March 19, 2014, the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council decided to create several operational headquarters attached to the regional state administrations of the Ukrainian border regions. For the territorial defense in the left-bank Ukraine in March 2014, seven battalions were formed. A. Turchinov on March 30, 2014 instructs the governors of the regional administrations to begin the creation of battalions for the defense of territories in each Ukrainian region.

Military statutes of the Ukrainian army

And now we will consider the Charter of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. There are several of them. In fact, this is a collection of laws of military service. On their basis, the upbringing, everyday life, training and military activities of the army are carried out. These documents explain how a soldier must perform military service and teach military affairs. It describes the morale and fighting qualities that characterize soldiers. After all, they are reliable and skillful defenders of the Motherland.

The statutes oblige soldiers to conscientiously carry out military service, study weapons, military equipment and military affairs. They say that the serviceman must memorize all the lessons of commanders and exemplary implement the methods shown to him. Compliance with the requirements and provisions of the statutes is mandatory for all the army of the Ukrainian army.

The life and activity of the Ukrainian army is determined by the Charter of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. These military rules are divided into the general military regulations and the regulations of the types of troops.

Combined-arms Ukrainian regulations are:

1. Charter of internal services of the Ukrainian army.
2. The disciplinary regulations of the Ukrainian army.
3. Charter of guard duty and garrison.
4. Combat rules of the Ukrainian army.

Management

The President of Ukraine is the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Army. It is he who releases from posts and appoints to posts the highest command of the Ukrainian army and other military organizations. The president also manages in the spheres of national defense and national security.

The direct command of Ukrainian soldiers in the peace and war period is exercised by the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian troops. He is the head of the General Staff of the Army. Only the President of Ukraine can appoint and remove him. The Ukrainian military is subordinated to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, which appears in the state policy on military construction and defense. This department coordinates the movement of state and local government in preparing the country for defense, analyzes the military-political situation. It calculates the level of military threat to the security of Ukraine, ensures the functioning of the army and its readiness to perform various tasks.