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The National Guard of Ukraine went through three stages in its evolution into the entity we see today. This is reflected in the type of weaponry used: from that of a standing army inherited from the first National Guard (1991–2000), to SWAT type weapons during its role as an internal police (2000–2014), to back to a military force that is armed lighter than the army but also can respond faster.
Weapons
editModel | Image | Origin | Caliber | Details |
---|---|---|---|---|
Handguns | ||||
Tokarev Pistol | Soviet Union | 7.62×25mm Tokarev | Taken from surplus Soviet stocks.[1] | |
Fort-12 | Ukraine | 9×18mm Makarov | Standard handgun of the Omega Group.[2] | |
Stechkin APS | Soviet Union | Used by special forces.[3] | ||
Makarov PM | Standard issue handgun of the Ministry of Internal Affairs[4][5] | |||
Heckler & Koch USP | Germany | 9×19mm Parabellum | Used by the Alpha Group.[6] | |
Heckler & Koch VP9 | Donated by Germany in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[7] | |||
Glock 17 | Austria | Used by special forces.[8] | ||
Submachine gun | ||||
Brugger & Thomet MP9 | Switzerland | 9×19mm Parabellum | Used in small number by special forces.[9] | |
FN P90 | Belgium | FN 5.7×28mm | Used in small number by special forces.[9] | |
Carbines | ||||
AKS-74U | Soviet Union | 5.45×39mm | Standard issue carbine.[5] | |
AKMS | 7.62×39mm | Limited usage in the Russo-Ukrainian War.[10] | ||
Assault rifles | ||||
Fort-221 | Ukraine Israel |
5.45×39mm | License-produced version of the Israeli TAR-21 rifle.[11] | |
AK-74 | Soviet Union | Standard assault rifle.[5] | ||
AK-12 | Russia | Captured from Russian forces.[12] | ||
UAR-15 | Ukraine United States |
5.56×45mm NATO | Manufactured in Ukraine with some US-made components. Replacing the Kalashnikov style rifles in service with the National Guard.[13] | |
M4A1 | United States | Used by special forces.[8] | ||
Shotguns | ||||
Saiga-12 | Russia | 12 gauge | Used by special forces.[14] | |
Fort-500 | Ukraine | Was used by the former Berkut riot police to fire armor-piercing slugs at Maidan protestors.[4][15] | ||
Bolt-action rifles | ||||
Mosin-Nagant M1891/30 | Russian Empire Soviet Union |
7.62×54mmR | Selected security detachments units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.[16] | |
Sniper rifles | ||||
Dragunov SVD-63 | Soviet Union | 7.62×54mmR | Standard sniper rifle.[4] | |
UAR-10 | Ukraine | 7.62×51mm NATO | Replacing the Dragunov as the main sniper rifle of the National Guard.[13] | |
VPR-308 | This is a modified version of the "Zbroyar" Z-008, first entered service with the National Guard in July, 2014.[17] VPR-308Win — using 7.62×51mm NATO cartridges. First rifle was delivered January 2014; VPR-338LM — using .338 Lapua. | |||
Brugger & Thomet APR | Switzerland Ukraine | Made under license by Tactical Systems as the TS.M.308/338.[4] | ||
Fort-301 | Israel Ukraine |
[18] | ||
Sako TRG-22[4] | Finland | The TRG-22 sniper rifle is used by the Alpha Group and the "Omega" special forces units of the National Guard.[19] | ||
Blaser R93 Tactical 2 | Germany | Used by the Alpha group.[6] | ||
SIG Sauer SSG 3000 | Used by Alpha Group and Guard Special Forces.[6] | |||
Desert Tech SRS | United States | Introduced by the National Guard in 2016.[20] | ||
Cadex Defense CDX-33 | Canada | .338 Lapua Magnum | [21] | |
Barrett MRAD | United States | .50 BMG | [21] | |
Desert Tech HTI | Introduced by the National Guard in 2020.[22] | |||
Switzerland | Anti-materiel rifle, used by special forces.[23] | |||
Machine gun | ||||
RPK-74 | Soviet Union | 5.45×39mm | Standard light machine gun.[24][25] | |
PKM | 7.62×54mmR | Standard medium machine gun.[4][24] | ||
Fort-401 | Ukraine Israel |
5.56×45mm | Ukrainian-produced IMI Negev machine gun.[4][24] | |
Grenade launcher | ||||
M320 | United States | 40×46 mm SR | Used by special forces.[8] | |
RGP-40 | Poland | Used by special forces.[8] | ||
UAG-40 | Ukraine | 40 mm | 500 units were bought for the Ukrainian military in 2016.[26] | |
Anti-tank warfare | ||||
Barrier[12] | Ukraine | Vehicle mounted anti-tank missile designed to replace 9K11 Malyutka, this weapon is attached to BTR-3s, BTR-4s, and BMP-2. Effective range 5,000 meters. | ||
RPG-7 | Soviet Union | 40mm | Widely available weapon. RPG-7V model used.[27] | |
PSRL-1 | United States | 40mm | American copy of the RPG-7.[24] | |
M72 LAW | 66mm | Used by special forces.[8] | ||
RPG-18 | Soviet Union | 64mm | Used in the Russo-Ukrainian War.[28]: 67 | |
RPG-22[12] | 72.5mm | |||
RPG-26 | ||||
RPG-32 | Russia | 72mm 105mm |
Captured from Russian forces.[12] | |
Bulspike-AT | Bulgaria | 72.5mm | Bulgarian version of the RPG-22. Used by special forces.[8] | |
M141 Bunker Defeat Munition | United States | 83mm | Used by special forces.[8] | |
SPG-9 | Soviet Union | 73mm | Used by the National Guard. After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Bulgarian-made launchers are also used.[29] | |
AT4 | Sweden | 84mm | Used by special forces.[8] | |
Stugna-P | Ukraine | 130mm 152mm |
Used by the National Guard.[30] Effective range 5,000 to 5,500 meters, depending on the warhead used.[31] | |
9K111 Fagot[32] | Soviet Union | 120mm | Effective range 2,000 meters. | |
9M113 Konkurs | 135mm | Effective range 4,000 meters. | ||
NLAW[33] | Sweden United Kingdom |
150mm | Donated by the United Kingdom. Effective range 600 meters, while the new versions have an effective range of 800 meters.[34] | |
Flamethrower | ||||
RPO-A Shmel | Soviet Union | 93mm | Captured from Russian forces.[12] |
Vehicles
editModel | Image | Origin | Type | Variant | Number | Details |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T-64 | |
Soviet Union Ukraine |
Main battle tank | T-64BM T-64BV |
? | Prior to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the National Guard had an unknown number of T-64BVs and T-64BMs.[35] |
T-72 | Soviet Union | Main battle tank | ? | Prior to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the National Guard had an unknown number of T-72s.[35] |
Model | Image | Origin | Type | Variant | Number | Details |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BMP-2 | Soviet Union | 1[35] | Number prior to the 2022 Russian invasion.[35] | |||
BTR-3 | Ukraine | BTR-3E1 | 32+[35] | Number prior to the 2022 Russian invasion.[35] | ||
BTR-4 | Ukraine | BTR-4E | 60+[35] | Number prior to the 2022 Russian invasion.[35] | ||
BMD-2 | Soviet Union | Airborne IFV | 1+ | Captured from Russian forces.[12] |
Model | Image | Origin | Type | Variant | Number | Details |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BTR-70 | Soviet Union | Armoured personnel carrier | ? | [35] | ||
BTR-80 | Soviet Union Ukraine |
BTR-80 BTR-80M[36] |
? | [35] | ||
Kozak-2 | Ukraine | MRAP | 22[35] | Prior to the Russian invasion in 2022, the National Guard had 22 Kozaks in active service.[35] | ||
KrAZ Shrek | Shrek 1 | ? | Adopted by the National Guard in 2015.[37] | |||
KrAZ Spartan | Infantry mobility vehicle | 40 | Built at KrAZ factory in Kremenchuk, Ukraine under license from the Streit Group.[38] | |||
KrAZ Cougar | ? | Adopted by the National Guard in 2014.[39] | ||||
Saxon | United Kingdom | 70 | Former British Army vehicles delivered in 2015.[40] | |||
Bars-6 | Ukraine | 90 | Cheap armoured personnel carrier produced in Cherkassy.[41] | |||
Bars-8 | ||||||
Novator | 60+[42] | Adopted for service with National Guard.[43] | ||||
KrAZ Raptor | Armoured personnel carrier | ? | Adopted by the National Guard in 2014.[44] | |||
Humvee | United States | Armored car | ? | [12] |
Model | Image | Origin | Type | Variant | Number | Details |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D-30 | Soviet Union | Towed 122mm howitzer | ? | [33] | ||
M777 | United States | Towed 155mm howitzer | ? | An undisclosed number is used by the National Guard.[45] | ||
TRF1 | France | ? | An undisclosed number is operated by the Azov Brigade.[46] | |||
T-12 | Soviet Union | 100mm Anti-tank gun | MT-12 Rapira | ? | [47] |
Model | Image | Origin | Variant | Number | Details |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UAZ | Soviet Union | UAZ-452[48] | [49] | ||
UAZ-469 | Inherited from the Soviet Union.[50] | ||||
FSR | Poland | Tarpan Honker | Crowdfunded by Polish citizens in 2014.[51] | ||
Bogdan | Ukraine | Bogdan-2251 | Ambulance based on the Great Wall Wingle 5 chassis.[49] | ||
Toyota | Japan | Toyota Hilux | Used as technicals.[52] | ||
Toyota Tundra | Used as technicals.[52] | ||||
Mitsubishi | Mitsubishi L200 | 15+[53] | Used as technicals.[52] | ||
Nissan | Nissan Navara | Used as technicals.[52] | |||
Nissan King Cab | Used as technicals.[52] | ||||
Isuzu | Isuzu D-Max | Used as technicals.[52] | |||
Mazda | Mazda BT-50 | Used as technicals.[52] | |||
Mazda B2500 | Used as technicals.[52] | ||||
Ford | United States | Ford Transit | 45 | Purchased in 2021.[54] | |
Ford Ranger | Used as technicals.[52] | ||||
Jeep | Jeep Gladiator | Used as technicals.[52] | |||
Volkswagen | Germany | Volkswagen Transporter | [55] |
Trucks
editModel | Image | Country of origin | Type | Variant | Number | Details |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ural-4320 | Soviet Union | Medium | [56] | |||
ZiL-131 | Medium | [56] | ||||
GAZ-66 | Medium | [56] | ||||
KamAZ-5320 | Heavy (8 tonnes) | [56] | ||||
KamAZ-4310 | Heavy (6 tonnes) | [56] | ||||
KAMAZ-43114 | Russia | Heavy (6 tonnes) | Purchased prior to the Russo-Ukrainian war.[56] | |||
KrAZ-257 | Soviet Union | Heavy (12 tonnes) | [56] | |||
KrAZ-255 | Heavy (12 tonnes) | KrAZ-255B | [56] | |||
KrAZ-260 | Heavy | KrAZ-260 ATs-10-260 |
[56] | |||
KrAZ-6322 | Ukraine | Heavy | [56] | |||
KrAZ-6510 | Heavy | Dump truck | [56] | |||
KrAZ-5233 | Heavy (6 tonnes) | KrAZ-5233VE KrAZ-5233NE |
[56] | |||
MAZ-4371 | Belarus | Medium | MAZ-4371N2 | [56] | ||
MAZ-5316 | Belarus Ukraine |
Heavy (7.5 tonnes) | Bogdan-5316 | Assembled locally.[56] | ||
MAZ-6317 | Heavy (11 tonnes) | Bogdan-6317 | Assembled locally.[56] | |||
Renault TRM 10000 | France | Heavy (10 tonnes) | Used for towing TRF1 howitzers.[46] |
Model | Image | Origin | Type | Number | Details |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aircraft | |||||
Antonov An-26 | Soviet Union Ukraine |
Transport | 20[33] | ||
Antonov An-72 | 2[33] | ||||
Tupolev Tu-134 | Soviet Union | 2[33] | |||
Helicopters | |||||
Mil Mi-2 | Poland Ukraine |
Utility | 1[33] | Upgraded to the Mi-2MSB standard.[57] | |
Mil Mi-8 | Soviet Union | Transport | 7[33] | ||
Airbus Helicopters H125 | France | Utility | 2[33] | ||
Airbus H225 | France | Transport | 4[33] | ||
Unmanned aerial vehicles | |||||
BpAK P-100[58] | Ukraine |
See also
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