situation in the eastern regions of Ukraine, having, apparently, the peak intensity is critical.Regular army units of the National Guard and the remaining volunteer formations that command attempts to bring unity of command, have difficulty with material support.Military equipment of Ukraine, taking into account its main sources of income is estimated by experts as outdated and do not always meet the requirements of modern warfare.Sometimes, it comes into the zone ATU faulty, and in some cases reach their fighting not.However, the adopted act and the latest, including foreign models.
initial value
After the collapse of the Soviet Union on the territory of independent Ukraine were enormous stocks of military materiel, equipment, ammunition and equipment.In particular, the largest Odessa Military District had a defensive-coming potential to its troops in the event of a global conflict to take control of the country and the next to reach the Middle East.In the early decades of a certain number of units it has been disposed of, but on objective data, military equipment Ukraine 2014 figure consisted of:
- tanks in good condition - 683 pcs .;
- attack helicopters - 72 pcs .;
- BMP and BMD - 1965 pcs.plus 262 from the Airborne Forces;
- caliber (100 mm) artillery systems (including guns, MLRS, heavy mortars and self-propelled) - 379 pcs.plus - 90 in airborne troops;
- aircraft in the Air Force - 400, including combat - 160 pcs .;
- transport aircraft - 27 pcs.(Air Force).
This, of course, not all.These figures do not include off-balance sheet unit (excess property), outdated and worn to the utter uselessness, but considered as possible sources of spare parts.Their number is several times exceeds the official data.
losses
the outbreak of hostilities in the Donbas and Lugansk region was a huge shock for the Ukrainian armed forces.According to the President Poroshenko, Ukrainian military equipment in the first months of the conflict has been destroyed by two-thirds (60 to 65%).Of course, each of the parties during any military conflict is traditionally tends to inflate enemy losses and play down their own, but experts evaluating events realistically, based on documented data.Such evidence is considered very Ukrainian military equipment, photos and video with the numbers of units, the place of their death or capture.
Losses and trophies
Within three weeks of August 2014 recorded the destruction of 385 tanks and armored personnel carriers, and the militia presented to reporters in another 183 damaged, maintainability or good condition.In fairness, we observed cases of transition and armored vehicles from hand to hand, sometimes repeatedly.
The Russian leadership has repeatedly accused of organizing or encouraging the supply of weapons to the conflict zone.The fact that the Russian military equipment in Ukraine seem to have (in terms of the new Kiev administration) says the mere presence of militia at the DNI and LC large number of multiple rocket launchers.Loss of APU artillery accounted for half of the entire fleet, including the MLRS ("Hurricane", "Grad" and "Smerch").One-third of this figure constitute the spoils of the enemy.
A similar pattern is also observed by armored vehicles, trucks and engineering auxiliary facilities.
Aviation
To date technology park Ukrainian Air Force estimated to be approximately 220 units.Losses (confirmed) during the East-conflict ranged from 14 to 18 aircraft, among which two MiG-29, one bomber Su-24, seven Su-25, the three transporter (2 AN-26 and one IL-76)scouts AN-30 and Su-24 MR.Air defense militias was shot down five helicopters Mi-24 and Mi-8 (- ten).
Aviation military equipment in Ukraine now almost does not participate in hostilities because of the strong opposition of the enemy air defense, mainly based on the portable anti-aircraft systems.As sources of supply also called MANPADS Russia, although no direct evidence of this.However, the Air Force received the samples upgraded aircraft (for example, AN-26, equipped with heat traps), but evaluation of the effectiveness of these modifications is not possible.
Rockets
Complex "Tochka-U" is still the most modern type of missile weapons APU.This pattern adopted in the tactical forces of the Soviet Army in the early seventies and modernized at the end of the decade, is intended primarily for nuclear strikes.The missile has a high degree of accuracy, but applies rather against militant bases hidden (in the mountains, both in Chechnya and in the wilderness, as in Syria), but in a densely populated area of Donbass its use difficult.Explosion high-explosive fragmentation warhead weighing more than 160 kg of explosives causing expansion of 165,000 fragments that kill all living in an area of 2-3 hectares.To avoid innocent victims in this impact is simply impossible, however, complex "Tochka-U" - the most accurate missile military equipment in Ukraine.
Internal sources of replenishment techniques
Ukraine in Soviet times was one of the main forges the defense industry.The potential of the sector in the years of independence, has decreased considerably, but it is still zero can not be named.Kharkov Plant.Malyshev carried out export contracts, and has been developing the latest generation of tanks intended for the APUs and foreign buyers.
in the combat zone in the East have a new military equipment in Ukraine, made by order of the Ministry of Defense of Iraq, Thailand, Congo and other countries.This modernized tanks T-64B1M, the newest "Bulat" (1 pc.), BTR-4E, BMP-1 and 2, ARV, medical machines Recovery PMM-4C, other types and kinds of products of the defense complex (total eighty units perthree months).Technology is good, but the training of crews is poor, and the full development of the materiel time, there is usually no.Planned purchase of thousands of pieces of different vehicles, including armored fighting vehicles "Watch", "Spartan" and "Cougar", but the question remains a source of financing.It is also being renovated and modernized Soviet equipment (BTR-70 and 80).
Foreign sources
Western countries, mostly members of NATO, the country expressed moral support, gently sharing the view of the current government that the Russian aggression may be the case.The transfer of military equipment Ukraine, however, has been slow, and the number itself is composed mainly of neletatelnye samples demonstratively defensive.For example, the Navy has recently received from the US Coast Guard cutter, which can be set small arms (it is, however, no, but there is a very good electronic and navigation equipment).These small boats can use not only military, but also the rescuers.
In service of the Ukrainian army has US army jeeps and "Hammer", but they are few.APU also received a special radar to determine the coordinates mortar batteries on the acoustic signals.
