THE UKRAINIAN ARMED FORCES, 1992-1999

CHART 3 - THE UKRAINIAN ARMED FORCES, 1992-1999
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
                 
Military Spending, in 1995 US$ (mil)   376 1,608 1,665 1,574 1,643 1,561 na
                 
Total Armed Forces 230,000 438,000 517,000 452,500 400,800 387,400 346,400 311,400
                 
ARMY - Personnel 150,000 217,000 308,000 212,600 187,800 161,500 171,300 154,900
Main Battle Tanks 6,300 5,700 5,380 4,775 4,026 4,063 4,014 4,014
Armored Infantry Fighting Vehicles 3,686 3,450 3,026 3,400 3,089 3,080 3,079 3,079
Armored Personnel Carriers 2,200 2,600 2,190 1,770 1,830 1,762 1,823 1,823
Total Artillery 2,606 3,600 3,638 3,685 3,727 3,764 3,749 3,739
Surface to Surface Missile Launchers 204 272 272 272 272 272 272 272
Combat Helicopters 320 339 365 443 509 509 450 450
                 
NAVY - Personnel unclear* 3,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 12,500 13,000
Submarines 18       3 3 4 1
Principle Surface Combatants 39 2 4 4 4 4 9 8
Other Suface Ships 60   1 1 oss 17 28 32 29
Naval Aviation Personnel 5,300   7,000 7,000 7,000 7,000 7,000 2,500
                 
AIR FORCE* - Personnel 80,000 171,000 146,000 151,000 124,000 124,400 124,400 100,000
Combat Aircraft 1,370 900 993 846 789 790 786 521
                 
PARAMILITARY - Total 6,000 72,000 66,000 66,000 36,000 36,000 80,000 102,600
   Border/Frontier Troops   60,000 43,000 43,000   30,000 34,000 34,000
   MVS           6,000 32,000 42,000
* these numbers were claimed by Ukraine during the dispute over the Black Sea Fleet
SOURCES:  The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, The SIPRI Yearbook 1999:  Armaments, Disarmament and International Security (London:  Oxford University Press, 1999); The International Institute for Strategic Studies, The Military Balance 1992-1993 through 1999-2000 (London:  Oxford U. Press, 1992-1999).