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ARMED FORCES The following includes listings which breakdown the personnel, organization and the major equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It is in the order of Army, Naval forces, and Air Force. Total Armed Forces: 230,000 Excludes strategic forces and Black Sea Fleet. Ukraine's military forces include Commonwealth of Independent States-controlled forces in Ukrainian territory. The military is currently being restructured to incorporate naval forces from the former Soviet Union. (1992) One infantry battalion is stationed with United Nations peacekeeping forces in Bosnia & Herzegovina. Annual Military Expenditures (1992) $197,200,000,000 Military Service: Cumpulsory for males over 18 18 months ARMY Personnel: 150,000 Organization: Army headquarters 6 Corps headquarters 1 Artillery corps headquarters 1 Tank divisions (including two training) 4 Motor rifle divisions (including two training) 4 Airborne division 1 Airborne brigades 2 Spetsnaz brigade 1 Artillery divisions 3 Artillery brigades/regiments 8 Antitank brigades 7 Surface-to-surface missile brigades 2 Surface-to-air missile brigades 9 Attack helicopter regiments 7 Major Equipment: (1992) Main battle tanks 6,300 T-54/-55 2,700 T-64 2,100 T-72 1,000 T-80 300 T-62 200 PT-76 light tanks 180 Armored infantry fighting vehicles: 3,686 BMP-1 1,770 BMP-2 1,250 BRM 350 BMD 310 BMP-3 6 Armored personnel carriers: 8,300 look-alikes 4,500 BTR-50P/-60P/-70/-80/-152 2,200 MT-LB 1,500 BTR-D 100 Intercontinental ballistic missiles: 176 SS-19 Stiletto 130 SS-24 Scalpel 46 Surface-to-surface missiles: 204 Scud 132 FROG/SS-21 72 Attack helicopters Mil Mi-24 Hind 240 Support helicopters: 353 Mil Mi-8 Hip 280 Mil Mi-6 Hook 60 Mil Mi-24K Hind 8 Mil Mi-24P Hind 5 Transport helicopters: 100 Mil Mi-2 Hoplite 80 Mil Mi-26 Halo 20 Towed artillery 830 152mm D-20 250 122mm D-30 250 152mm 2A36 220 152mm 2A65 110 Self-propelled artillery: 1,165 122mm 2S1 520 152mm 2S3 510 203mm 2S7 100 152mm 2S5 25 152mm 2S19 10 Multiple-rocket launchers: 531 122mm BM-21 310 220mm 9P140 150 300mm 9A52 50 122mm 9P138 18 132mm BM-13 3 120mm 2S9 80 Multiple guns/mortars 470 120mm PM-38 260 120mm 2S12 210 NAVAL FORCES Organization Naval aviation bomber regiments 2 Naval aviation fighter regiment 1 Naval infantry division 1 Naval infantry artillery brigade 1 Major Equipment: Naval Vessels (1992) Unidentified destroyers 7 Unidentified frigates 26 Unidentified tactical submarines 16 Unidentified submarines 2 Unidentified missile cruiser with helicopters 1 Unidentified cruisers 5 Unidentified patrol and coastal combatants 60 Unidentified mine warfare vessels 30 Unidentified amphibious vessels 16 Unidentified support and miscellaneous vessels 140 Major Equipment: Naval Aviation (1992) Bomber aircraft: 65 Tupolev Tu-26 Backfire 45 Tupolev Tu-16 Badger 10 Tupolev Tu-22 Blinder 10 Sukhoi Su-17 Fitter fighter/ground-attack aircraft 40 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 Fulcrum fighter aircraft 35 Beriev Be-12 Mail antisubmarine warfare aircraft 23 Maritime reconnaissance/electronic warfare aircraft 21 Tupolev Tu-16 Badger 12 Tupolev Tu-22 Blinder 6 Antonov An-12 Cub 2 Ilyushin Il-20 Coot 1 Tupolev Tu-16 Badger tanker aircraft 3 Antisubmarine-warfare helicopters: 85 Kamov Ka-25 Hormone 49 Mil Mi-14 Haze 31 Kamov Ka-27 Helix countermeasures helicopters 5 Mil Mi-14 Haze mine countermeasures helicopters 5 AIR FORCE Personnel (includes 30,000 air-defense troops) 80,000 Organization: Bomber division headquarters 2 Fighter/ground-attack/bomber divisions 2 Fighter/ground-attack regiments 2 Fighter divisions 2 Air-defense fighter regiments 7 Reconnaissance regiments 3 Electronic countermeasures regiment 1 Training centers 4 Major Equipment: (1992) Bomber aircraft: 137 Tupolev Tu-26 Backfire 36 Tupolev Tu-16 Badger 30 Tupolev Tu-22 Blinder 30 Tupolev Tu-95H Bear, strategic 21 Tupolev Tu-160 Blackjack, strategic aircraft 20 Fighter/ground-attack aircraft 90 Sukhoi Su-24 Fencer 60 Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoot 30 Fighter aircraft 610 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 Fulcrum 220 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 Flogger 190 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 Foxbat 80 Sukhoi Su-15 Flagon 80 Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker 40 Yakovlev Yak-28 Firebar 35 Reconnaissance aircraft: 87 Tupolev Tu-22 Blinder 30 Sukhoi Su-17 Fitter 30 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 Foxbat 15 Sukhoi Su-24 Fencer 12 Ilyushin Il-78 tanker aircraft 20 Surface-to-air missiles 2,400