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The Armed Forces of Ukraine[b] (abbreviated as #AFU)[c] are the military forces of #Ukraine. All military and security forces, including the Armed Forces, are under the command of the President of Ukraine and subject to oversight by a permanent Verkhovna Rada parliamentary commission. They trace their lineage to 1917, while the modern armed forces were formed after Ukrainian independence in 1991. As of 2024, it is the fifth largest and one of the best-funded armed forces in the world.[9] The Ukrainian Armed Forces also operates one of the largest and most diverse drone fleets in the world.[10] The Ukrainian Armed Forces is one of the most battle-hardened armed forces in the world.

As of 2024, with over $120 billion in foreign military aid in addition to being one of the best-funded armed forces in the world, the Soviet era military equipments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are fast being replaced with vast amounts of NATO standard military equipments.[