General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Ukraine’s Participation in EU-led Military and

Civil Operations
 Ukraine-EU Cooperation

The Europinian Union is a Strategic Partner of Ukraine.

Membership in the EU is our objective.

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 Ukrainian Contribution to EU-led Military
Operations and Police Missions

- EUPM in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (2004 – 2006) - 5 policemen

- EUPM in Bosnia and Herzegovina (2004 – 2005) - 5 policemen

- EU NAVFOR ATALANTA (2010 – 2014) - 249 servicemen

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 Contribution of Armed Forces of Ukraine to
EU NAVFOR ATALANTA
2010 – Ukraine joined operation and send one officer to
Operation Staff
2014 – Ukraine sent frigate "Getman Sahaidachny" with crew,
special forces unit , deck helicopter Ka-27 PR.

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 Involvement into EU Battle Groups

STANDBY PERIOD EU BG “HELBROC”

FIRST HALF OF 2011, 2014, (Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Cyprus)
2016, 2018, 2020 Marine Coy, aircraft ІL-76MD and 10 staff officers

STANDBY PERIOD VISEGRAD FOUR EU BG

FIRST HALF OF 2016 (Poland, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary)
Aircraft ІL-76MD and 8 staff officers

EU BG led by Great Britain

STANDBY PERIOD Great Britain, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Kingdom of Sweden,
SECOND HALF OF 2016 Republic of Ireland)
2 staff officers

EU BG 2010
STANDBY PERIOD
FIRST HALF OF 2010 (Poland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia)
MEDEVAC An-26 “Vita”

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 Ukrainian Contribution to HELBROC BG

• Marine Coy (96 pax)

• Aircraft ІL-76 (with crew)
• 10 staff officers

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Training & Education in the Field of CSDP

 National Orientation CSDP course at National

Defence University of Ukraine
 High level CSDP courses, conferences, other
activities

 Strategic CSDP Workshop

 Strategic CSDP Eastern Partnership Panel on

cooperation in the area of CSDP

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 Perspectives of EU-UKR Military Cooperation
in the Framework of CSDP

Involvement of UAF into EU BG “HELBROC”

 Participation at high level CSDP courses,

conferences, other activities

Joining EU-led operations

Cooperation with the EU Trust Fund in order to facilitate EaP countries

engagement in CSDP activities, EU-led missions and operations

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General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Thank you for your attention!

Captain Denys Yurchenko
e-mail: d.s.yurchenko@mil.gov.ua