From the ranks of the former Soviet Union to NATO partners on the front lines of the world. Since 1994, Ukraine has sent tens of thousands of soldiers and officers on United Nations peacekeeping missions, where they serve side by side with NATO allies from the Balkans to Africa to the Middle East. This volume offers the first comprehensive study of these deployments and explains in detail how each mission unfolded for the Ukrainian contingent. Contents of the book: Uniforms, equipment and insignia for each rotation with details of how new equipment was adapted (or redesigned) to suit the different climatic conditions and operational requirements of each deployment area; organisational charts, mission timelines and first-hand accounts that shed light on Ukraine's changing role in multinational forces; detailed photos and colour plates essential reference material for historians, researchers and collectors. Chapter overview (one chapter per mission): UNPROFOR (former Yugoslavia); IFOR / SFOR (Bosnia-Herzegovina); MONUA (Angola); KFOR (Kosovo); MONUC / MONUSCO (Democratic Republic of Congo); UNAMSIL (Sierra Leone); UNIFIL (Lebanon); Iraq Coalition Mission; ISAF (Afghanistan).
Author
Besedoivskyy, Vladyslav
Title
Ukrainian Armed Forces in peacekeeping missions 1992-2013
Details
English text, numerous colour photos, large format. 194 pages.
State
new
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