Equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces
The Ground Forces use a mixture of left over Soviet, donated NATO (American, British, etc.) and Ukrainian Made weapons and vehicles.
Small Arms
Name | Origin | Type | Caliber | Photo | Notes |
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Pistols | |||||
Makarov | Semi-Automatic | 9×18mm Makarov | In use since the dissolution
of the Soviet Union. | ||
Glock 17 | Semi-Automatic | 9x19mm | Newly supplied, replacing
the older Soviet models. | ||
Assault Rifles | |||||
AK-74 (AKS74/AKS74u) | Assault Rifle | 5.45×39mm | |||
AKM | 7.62×39mm | ||||
AKMS | 7.62×39mm | ||||
UAR-15 | Assault Carbine | 5.56×45mm NATO | Ukrainian Licensed Version
of the American AR-15 | ||
M4 Platform | Assault Rifle | 5.56×45mm NATO
7.62×39mm |
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Machine guns | |||||
M240 | Assault Rifle | 7.62×51mm NATO | |||
M2 Browning | Assault Rifle | 12.7×99mm NATO | |||
Rocket Propelled Grenades | |||||
RPG-7 | Reusable rocket-
propelled grenade |
40mm | Left over from the
Soviet Union | ||
RPG-26 | Disposable rocket-
propelled grenade |
72.5mm |
Rocket Artillery Units
Name | Origin | Number | Caliber | Photo | Notes |
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M142 HIMARS | 38 | 40mm | |||
BM-21 Grad | 100+ | 227m | |||
BM-30 Smerch | 40+ | 300m | Variants BM-30 Smerch and
BM-30 Vilkha |
Tanks
Name | Origin | Number | Variant | Photo | Notes |
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T-64 | 200+ | T-64BV
T-64BV mod. 2017 T-64BM "Bulat" T-64BM2 "Bulat" |
Used by the Ground Forces, Marines, and National Guard. | ||
T-72 | 520+ | T-72AMT
T-72AV T-72AV mod. 2021 T-72B1 T-72B3 T-72EA T-72M1 T-72M1R |
Used by the Ground Forces and National Guard units. | ||
T-80 | 80+ | T-80BV
T-80BV mod T-80BVM T-80U T-80UK |
Used by the Ground Forces and Air Assault Forces. | ||
Leopard 2 |
Germany Sweden |
60 | Leopard 2A4
Leopard 2A6 Strv 122 |
Used by the Ground Forces. | |
Challenger 2 | 13 | Used by the Air Assault Forces. | |||
M1 Abrams | 31+ | M1A1SA | Used by the Ground Forces. |
Armored Fighting Vehicles
Name | Origin | Number | Variant | Photo | Notes |
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BRM-1(K) | 50 | N/A | Used by the Ground Forces. | ||
BRDM-2 | 120 | BRDM-2
BRDM-2L1 BRDM-2T |
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BMP-1 | 400+ | BMP-1
BMP-1AK BMP-1TS BMP-1U |
Used by the Ground Forces and Marines. | ||
BMP-2 | Used by the Ground Forces and National Guard. | ||||
BMP-3 | 40+ | Used by the Ground Forces and Marines. | |||
Bradley | 140 | ||||
BTR-80 | 75+ |
Aircraft
Name | Origin | Type | Number | Variant | Photo | Notes |
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Combat Aircraft | ||||||
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 | Multirole | 55 | MiG-29A,
MiG-29S, MiG-29MU1, MiG-29MU2 MiG-29G, MiG-29AS |
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Sukhoi Su-24 | Attack | 14 | Su-24M,
Su-24MR |
Modified to carry Storm Shadow missiles. | ||
Sukhoi Su-25 | Attack/Close Air Support (CAS) | 20 | Su-25/UB,
Su-25K, Su-25M1 |
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Sukhoi Su-27 | Multirole | 31 | Su-27UB,
Su-27S1M, Su-27P1M |
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General Dynamics F-16 | Multirole | 61+ | F-16AM/BM | Up to 61 enter service in 2024. | ||
Transport & Reconnaissance Aircraft | ||||||
Antonov An-30 | Reconnaissance | 3 | An-30B | |||
Antonov An-26 | Transport | 24 | An-26B-100
An-26 Vita |
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Ilyushin Il-76 | Heavy Airlift | 4 | Il-76MD | |||
Training Aircraft | ||||||
Aero L-39 Albatros | Czechoslovakia | Jet Trainer | 44 |
Air Defense Systems
Name | Origin | Type | Number | Variant | Photo | Notes |
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Anti-Aircraft Guns | ||||||
ZU-23-2 | Towed Anti-Aircraft Gun | ~400 | 2A13
23 ITK 61 ZU-23-2CP |
Some mounted on technicals or trucks. | ||
Bofors 40 mm L/70 | Sweden | 36 | L-70 | |||
ZSU-23-4 Shilka | Tracked Armoured Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun | ~50 | ZSU-23-4M3 | Shared between the Ukrainian Ground Forces and Marine Corps. | ||
Flakpanzer Gepard | 67 | 1A2 | ||||
Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (SAM) | ||||||
2K22 Tunguska | Very Short Range | 75 | 2K22M | |||
9K33 Osa |
Soviet Union Poland |
Short Range (Not to be confused with Very Short Range) | 65 | Osa-AKM
Osa-AKM-P1 "Żądło" |
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9K330 Tor | Short Range (Not to be confused with Very Short Range) | 6 | ||||
2K12 Kub | Medium Range | 1
2 |
M3/2D
Kub-M2 |
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9K37 Buk | 50 | 9K37M1 | Modified to fire AIM-7 Sparrow or RIM-7 Sea Sparrow missiles. | |||
IRIS-T |
Italy Sweden Greece Norway Spain |
5 | IRIS-T SLM
IRIS-T SLS |
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NASAMS | Norway | 9 | ||||
S-300 | Long Range | 250+ | S-300V1
S-300P/PS/PT S-300PMU |
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MIM-104 Patriot | 12 | M902 Patriot PAC-3 |