Ukrainian Air Assault Forces - AAFU Emblem and Branch Flag

 

The Ukrainian Air Assault Forces (Ukrainian: Десантно-штурмові війська України, romanized: Desantno-shturmovi viiska Ukrainy, abbreviated as DShV[a] or AAFU), known until 2017 as the Ukrainian Airmobile Forces are the airborne forces of Ukraine. 

After the Dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, several Ukraine-based units from the Soviet Airborne Forces were absorbed into the newly created Ukrainian Ground Forces, where they remained until 2016, when they separated to become one of five branches of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. 

The Air Assault Forces are in constant combat readiness. They are the high-mobility branch of the military, responsible for air assaults and military parachuting operations. Before the Russo-Ukrainian War they were also the main forces sent by Ukraine to peacekeeping missions around the world. They are considered the elite of Ukraine's armed forces

Ukrainian Special Operations Forces - SSO ZSU

 

The Special Operations Forces (SSO) are one of the five branches of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, with headquarters in Kyiv, Ukraine.

The branch was formed based on military units of the Ukrainian Chief Directorate of Intelligence (HUR), which were originally formed of the Soviet GRU Spetsnaz based in Ukraine (then Ukrainian SSR). In 2014, Special Forces Command numbered over 4,000 spetsnaz operatives, all of whom are professional soldiers.

The catchphrase of Svyatoslav the Brave, "I Come at You!" (Ukrainian: Іду на ви!), was officially adopted as the organization's motto.

In June 2019, the 140th Special Operations Centre was certified as a special ops unit that can be involved in the NATO Response Force, the first from a non-NATO-member state. As of 1 January 2022, the number of the Special Operations Forces had increased

Leopard 2A4 for Ukraine Challenge Coin

 Here’s another challenge coin project for Ukraine created in collaboration with SGS Marketing Canada.