Armed Forces of Ukraine
combined military forces of Ukraine
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Summary
Armed Forces of Ukraine is an armed forces[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of armed forces entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,988 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Kyiv[3]
- Country: Ukraine[4]
- Main regulatory text: Law of Ukraine “On the Armed Forces of Ukraine”[5]
- Follows: Вооружённые силы Украины и Крыма[6]
- Headquarters location: Kyiv[7]
- Commons category: Military of Ukraine[8]
- Has part(s): Ukrainian Air Force[9], Ukrainian Navy[10], Ukrainian Ground Forces[11], Ukrainian Air Assault Forces[12], Special Operations Forces of Ukraine[13], Territorial Defense Forces[14], Unmanned Systems Forces[15]
- Inception: 1991[16]
- Official website: https://www.zsu.gov.ua[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Armed forces of Ukraine[18], Category:Military of Ukraine[19]
- Applies to jurisdiction: Ukraine[20]
- Participant in: Russo-Ukrainian war[21], full-scale Russo-Ukrainian war[22], Battle of Lyman[23], Mass killings during the Siege of Mariupol[24]
- Replaces: United Armed Forces of the Commonwealth of Independent States[25]
- Topic has template: Template:Armed Forces of Ukraine[26]
- Native label: Збройні сили України[27]
- Short name: ЗСУ[28], ВСУ[29], AFU[30]
- Position held by head of the organization: Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine[31], Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine[32]
- Commanded by: President of Ukraine[33], Volodymyr Zelenskyy[34]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Ukraine[35]
- Social media followers: 32,800[36], 32,400[37]
- Watercraft prefix: UNS[38]
- P14715: Armed Forces of Ukraine[39]
Why It Matters
Armed Forces of Ukraine has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 73 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]