Kyiv’s Military Institute introduces a new specialization to train officers for resistance roles in occupied territories
Showing posts with label Special Operations Forces. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Special Operations Forces. Show all posts
Ukraine Launches Officer Training for Resistance Operations
Kyiv’s Military Institute introduces a new specialization to train officers for resistance roles in occupied territories
New Date for Ukraine's Special Forces Day Set to May 27
The day marks the 2014 liberation of Donetsk Airport’s new terminal by special forces.
Ukrainian SOF: Special operation Zmiinyi
Exclusive interview with Ukrainian SOF diver. A year ago, on the night of July 7, seals of the 73rd Ukrainian SOF navy center approached Zmiinyi Island using underwater vehicles.
The Ukrainian army will traditionally take part in the Combined Resolve exercises
The Combined Resolve XIV will take place in September this year at the training areas in Germany. Ukraine will be represented by units from 28th mechanized brigade, Special Operations Forces snd the International Center for Peacekeeping and Security.
President Zelenskyy changed the Special Operations Forces Commander
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with the new Commander of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Major General Hryhoriy Halahan.
Alaska Military Shelter Systems for Ukrainian SOF
Today, February 21st, 2020, Major General Smith, Commander of US Special Operations Command in Europe, participated in the ceremony to hand over to the Ukrainian Training Center SOF a tent-compound delivered to Ukraine as part of US Assistance Initiative.
The Ukrainian Army is expecting major reformatting - a plan for 10 years
Today, on January 11, 2020, the Ukrainian General Staff announced a plan to reform the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the next 10 years.
Ukraine's Special Operations Forces received their own Aviation Squadron
35th Mixed Aviation Squadron (or Special Operations Aviation Squadron), designed for operational air support of the Special Operations Forces of Ukraine, established in Vinnytsia region.
Ukrainian SOF unit successfully passed NATO certification
For the first time ever, a SOF unit from a country which is not a member of the NATO successfully passed certification as a SOF unit and has the right to be involved in NATO Response Force (NRF).
Combat strenghts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Command and control system of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and their organizational structure according to the yearbook “White book-2017. Armed Forces of Ukraine”.
Special Operations Forces military team demonstrate the best results at international competition
Minister of Defence of Ukraine General of the Army of Ukraine Stepan Poltorak awarded 9 service members of a Special Operations Forces unit who participated in the Annual Warrior Competition held at the King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Center (KASOTC) in Amman, Jordan.
This year every Special Forces unit got UAH 5 million for individual equipment and uniform

Minister of Defence of Ukraine General of the Army of Ukraine Stepan Poltorak inspected the 8th Separate Special Forces Regiment in Khmelnytskyi region.
Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces shows interest in Z-10 precision rifle
Photo by press-service of Ukrainian Defence Forces
The Ukrainian Special Operations Forces are considering the Z-10 precision rifle to fulfill its broadest range of tactical requirements.
Inside the Ukrainian special forces fight against separatists – and their own government
By Thomas Gibbons-Neff
Snipers from Ukraine’s 3rd Spetsnaz Regiment engages targets during a training exercise near the frontline. Nov 7 2015. (© Thomas Gibbons-Neff/The Washington Post)
AVDIIVKA, UKRAINE — On the outskirts of this shell-ridden town, a two-man team of Ukrainian special forces soldiers watches the war from their black and green balaclavas.
Snipers from Ukraine’s 3rd Spetsnaz Regiment engages targets during a training exercise near the frontline. Nov 7 2015. (© Thomas Gibbons-Neff/The Washington Post)
AVDIIVKA, UKRAINE — On the outskirts of this shell-ridden town, a two-man team of Ukrainian special forces soldiers watches the war from their black and green balaclavas.
