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Zelensky orders a separate Unmanned Systems Forces branch for Ukraine’s military

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Source: President of UkraineAlso reported by Ukrainska Pravda

On 6 February 2024 President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree directing the Cabinet of Ministers and the General Staff to set up the Unmanned Systems Forces as a separate branch of the armed forces. He cited drones’ results on land, in the air and at sea, including in the Black Sea, and listed training, production and drone-operator units as priorities.

Why it matters

Ukraine became a large-scale testbed for drone warfare, and a dedicated branch gave drone procurement, training and autonomy work their own command and budget line.

When
6 Feb 2024
ID
WTA-N-2024-0076
Where
Ukraine
Who
Office of the President of Ukraine, Armed Forces of Ukraine; Volodymyr Zelensky

Summary by wheresthe.ai, from President of Ukraine and the reporting credited above. Checked against the source on 9 Oct 2026.

Read the original at President of Ukraine

Source copy: download the page as saved on 21 Oct 2026 (PDF). Also held by the Internet Archive.

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Cite this story

WTA-N-2024-0076: “Zelensky orders a separate Unmanned Systems Forces branch for Ukraine’s military.” wheresthe.ai, 6 Feb 2024. https://wheresthe.ai/d/ua-unmanned-systems-forces-decree-2024-02/ (source: President of Ukraine).

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