The National Guard of Ukraine went through three stages in its evolution into the entity we see today. This is reflected in the type of weaponry used: from that of a standing army inherited from the first National Guard (1991–2000), to SWAT type weapons during its role as an internal police (2000–2014), to back to a military force that is armed lighter than the army but also can respond faster.
| Model | Image | Origin | Caliber | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Handguns | ||||
| Taken from surplus Soviet stocks.[1] | ||||
| Standard handgun of the Omega Group. | ||||
| Used by special forces.[2] | ||||
| Standard issue handgun of the Ministry of Internal Affairs | ||||
| Heckler & Koch USP | 9×19mm Parabellum | Used by the Alpha Group. | ||
| Heckler & Koch VP9 | Donated by Germany in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3] | |||
| Glock 17 | Used by special forces.[4] | |||
| Submachine gun | ||||
| Brugger & Thomet MP9 | 9×19mm Parabellum | Used in small number by special forces.[5] | ||
| FN P90 | FN 5.7×28mm | Used in small number by special forces. | ||
| Carbines | ||||
| 5.45×39mm | Standard issue carbine. | |||
| Limited usage in the Russo-Ukrainian War. | ||||
| Assault rifles | ||||
| License-produced version of the Israeli TAR-21 rifle. | ||||
| Standard assault rifle. | ||||
| AK-12 | Captured from Russian forces. | |||
| UAR-15 | 5.56×45mm NATO | Manufactured in Ukraine with some US-made components. Replacing the Kalashnikov style rifles in service with the National Guard.[6] | ||
| M4A1 | Used by special forces. | |||
| Shotguns | ||||
| Used by special forces.[7] | ||||
| Was used by the former Berkut riot police to fire armor-piercing slugs at Maidan protestors. | ||||
| Bolt-action rifles | ||||
| Mosin-Nagant M1891/30 | | 7.62×54mmR | Selected security detachments units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.[8] | |
| Sniper rifles | ||||
| Dragunov SVD-63 | 7.62×54mmR | Standard sniper rifle. | ||
| UAR-10 | 7.62×51mm NATO | Replacing the Dragunov as the main sniper rifle of the National Guard. | ||
| This is a modified version of the "Zbroyar" Z-008, first entered service with the National Guard in July, 2014.[9] VPR-308Win — using 7.62×51mm NATO cartridges. First rifle was delivered January 2014; VPR-338LM — using .338 Lapua. | ||||
| Brugger & Thomet APR | Made under license by Tactical Systems as the TS.M.308/338. | |||
| Fort-301 | ||||
| Sako TRG-22 | The TRG-22 sniper rifle is used by the Alpha Group and the "Omega" special forces units of the National Guard.[10] | |||
| Blaser R93 Tactical 2 | Used by the Alpha group. | |||
| SIG Sauer SSG 3000 | Used by Alpha Group and Guard Special Forces.[11] | |||
| Desert Tech SRS | Introduced by the National Guard in 2016.[12] | |||
| Cadex Defense CDX-33 | .338 Lapua Magnum | |||
| [13] | ||||
| Desert Tech HTI | Introduced by the National Guard in 2020.[14] | |||
| SAN 511 | Anti-materiel rifle, used by special forces. | |||
| Machine gun | ||||
| RPK-74 | 5.45×39mm | Standard light machine gun. | ||
| PKM | 7.62×54mmR | Standard medium machine gun. | ||
| Ukrainian-produced IMI Negev machine gun. | ||||
| Grenade launcher | ||||
| M320 | 40×46 mm SR | Used by special forces. | ||
| RGP-40 | Used by special forces. | |||
| UAG-40 | 500 units were bought for the Ukrainian military in 2016.[15] | |||
| Anti-tank warfare | ||||
| Barrier[16] | Vehicle mounted anti-tank missile designed to replace 9K11 Malyutka, this weapon is attached to BTR-3s, BTR-4s, and BMP-2. Effective range 5,000 meters. | |||
| 40mm | Widely available weapon. RPG-7V model used.[17] | |||
| 40mm | American copy of the RPG-7. | |||
| M72 LAW | 66mm | Used by special forces. | ||
| 64mm | Used in the Russo-Ukrainian War.[18] | |||
| 72.5mm | ||||
| RPG-32 | 72mm 105mm | Captured from Russian forces. | ||
| Bulspike-AT | 72.5mm | Bulgarian version of the RPG-22. Used by special forces. | ||
| M141 Bunker Defeat Munition | 83mm | Used by special forces. | ||
| 73mm | Used by the National Guard. After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Bulgarian-made launchers are also used.[19] | |||
| AT4 | 84mm | Used by special forces. | ||
| 130mm 152mm | Used by the National Guard.[20] Effective range 5,000 to 5,500 meters, depending on the warhead used.[21] | |||
| 9K111 Fagot[22] | 120mm | Effective range 2,000 meters. | ||
| 135mm | Effective range 4,000 meters. | |||
| 150mm | Donated by the United Kingdom. Effective range 600 meters, while the new versions have an effective range of 800 meters.[23] | |||
| Flamethrower | ||||
| RPO-A Shmel | 93mm | Captured from Russian forces. | ||
| Model | Image | Origin | Type | Variant | Number | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Prior to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the National Guard had an unknown number of T-64BVs and T-64BMs.[24] | |||||
| ? | Prior to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the National Guard had an unknown number of T-72s. | |||||
| Model | Image | Origin | Type | Variant | Number | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Number prior to the 2022 Russian invasion. | ||||||
| BTR-3E1 | 32+ | Number prior to the 2022 Russian invasion. | |||||
| BTR-4E | 60+ | Number prior to the 2022 Russian invasion. | |||||
| Airborne IFV | 1+ | Captured from Russian forces. |
| Model | Image | Origin | Type | Variant | Number | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armoured personnel carrier | ? | ||||||
| BTR-80 BTR-80M[25] | ? | ||||||
| 22 | Prior to the Russian invasion in 2022, the National Guard had 22 Kozaks in active service. | ||||||
| Shrek 1 | ? | Adopted by the National Guard in 2015.[26] | |||||
| 40 | Built at KrAZ factory in Kremenchuk, Ukraine under license from the Streit Group.[27] | ||||||
| KrAZ Cougar | ? | Adopted by the National Guard in 2014.[28] | |||||
| 70 | Former British Army vehicles delivered in 2015.[29] | ||||||
| 90 | Cheap armoured personnel carrier produced in Cherkassy.[30] | ||||||
| 60+[31] | Adopted for service with National Guard.[32] | ||||||
| KrAZ Raptor | Armoured personnel carrier | ? | Adopted by the National Guard in 2014.[33] | ||||
| ? |
| Model | Image | Origin | Type | Variant | Number | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ? | ||||||
| ? | An undisclosed number is used by the National Guard.[34] | |||||
| TRF1 | ? | An undisclosed number is operated by the Azov Brigade.[35] | ||||
| MT-12 Rapira | ? | [36] | ||||
| Model | Image | Origin | Variant | Number | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UAZ-452[37] | [38] | ||||
| Inherited from the Soviet Union.[39] | |||||
| FSR | Tarpan Honker | Crowdfunded by Polish citizens in 2014.[40] | |||
| Bogdan | Bogdan-2251 | Ambulance based on the Great Wall Wingle 5 chassis. | |||
| Toyota | Toyota Hilux | Used as technicals. | |||
| Toyota Tundra | Used as technicals. | ||||
| Mitsubishi | Mitsubishi L200 | 15+[41] | Used as technicals. | ||
| Nissan | Nissan Navara | Used as technicals. | |||
| Nissan King Cab | Used as technicals. | ||||
| Isuzu | Isuzu D-Max | Used as technicals. | |||
| Mazda | Mazda BT-50 | Used as technicals. | |||
| Mazda B2500 | Used as technicals. | ||||
| Ford | Ford Transit | 45 | Purchased in 2021.[42] | ||
| Ford Ranger | Used as technicals.[43] | ||||
| Jeep | Jeep Gladiator | Used as technicals. | |||
| Volkswagen | Volkswagen Transporter | [44] | |||
| Model | Image | Country of origin | Type | Variant | Number | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ural-4320 | Medium | [45] | ||||
| ZiL-131 | Medium | |||||
| GAZ-66 | Medium | |||||
| KamAZ-5320 | Heavy (8 tonnes) | |||||
| KamAZ-4310 | Heavy (6 tonnes) | |||||
| KAMAZ-43114 | Heavy (6 tonnes) | Purchased prior to the Russo-Ukrainian war. | ||||
| KrAZ-257 | Heavy (12 tonnes) | |||||
| KrAZ-255 | Heavy (12 tonnes) | KrAZ-255B | ||||
| KrAZ-260 | Heavy | KrAZ-260 ATs-10-260 | ||||
| KrAZ-6322 | Heavy | |||||
| KrAZ-6510 | Heavy | Dump truck | ||||
| KrAZ-5233 | Heavy (6 tonnes) | KrAZ-5233VE KrAZ-5233NE | ||||
| Medium | MAZ-4371N2 | |||||
| Heavy (7.5 tonnes) | Bogdan-5316 | Assembled locally. | ||||
| Heavy (11 tonnes) | Bogdan-6317 | Assembled locally. | ||||
| Renault TRM 10000 | Heavy (10 tonnes) | Used for towing TRF1 howitzers. | ||||
| Model | Image | Origin | Type | Number | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aircraft | ||||||
| Antonov An-26 | Transport | 20 | ||||
| Antonov An-72 | 2 | |||||
| Tupolev Tu-134 | 2 | |||||
| Helicopters | ||||||
| Mil Mi-2 | Utility | 1 | Upgraded to the Mi-2MSB standard.[46] | |||
| Transport | 7 | |||||
| Airbus Helicopters H125 | Utility | 2 | ||||
| Transport | 4 | |||||
| Unmanned aerial vehicles | ||||||
| BpAK P-100[47] | ||||||