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Conducting Convoy Operations

Convoy operations are the most efficient way of sending supplies and troops forward, but they can also be vulnerable to attack. What makes a convoy successful?

Multinational Junior Staff Officers Course

The JSOC course provides command and staff training to senior lieutenants, captains and majors from NATO and other countries delivered in English. Read the article for more details.

Tsunami

Earthquakes and tsunamis came to our attention when on 26th December 2004, a massive underwater earthquake off the coast of Sumatra shook the earth on its axis.

A Day in the Life of...

meet Leonid - a second year cadet at the National Academy of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine.

The first person in space

Although it took place over forty years ago, Yuri Gagarin’s flight into space is still seen as feat of breathtaking significance.

Shark Attacks

Sharks have a special place in the human mind, and in the human world. They are both fascinating and frightening.

APCs and IFVs

Experience in the Great Patriotic War (1941-45) taught the Russian Army an important lesson: that infantry had to advance with tanks to neutralise the enemy's anti-tank defences.

United Nations Emergency Force

In 1974, as a result of the war in the Middle East, the United Nations observation force was set up. Read on about its activities.

Dealing with an unexploded WWII sea mine

The Ukrainian port of Sevastopol on the Black Sea is a popular holiday resort, which had to be evacuated after an unexploded bomb was discovered there...

The world's largest aeroplanes

The AN-124 and AN-225 are the largest heavy lift aircraft on earth. They were both designed as military cargo planes for the Soviet Air Force by ASTC Antonov in Ukraine.

Olena Stepanivna - a Ukrainian heroine

As the 19th century came to a close, the powerful countries of Europe were preparing for war. Ukraine was caught between the Russia and Austria empires.

Peacekeeping in Africa

We interview Sasha, a 30-year-old captain in the Ukrainian army. He's currently in Ethiopia as part of the Ukrainian Armed Forces contingent of the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea.