The Ukrainian Defense Ministry says that over 110 models of automotive vehicles from Ukrainian and foreign manufacturers have been approved for service in the Armed Forces since March 2022, when Russia’s full-scale invasion began, with 60 of those were approved for service over the past five months.
The Ministry states that these admitted vehicles include armored vehicles, off-road vehicles, trucks, motorcycles, and special-purpose automotive equipment. It says the automotive fleet of the Armed Forces now has vehicles produced in over 20 countries worldwide, including the United States, Germany, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Italy, and others.
According to the Defense Ministry, popular off-road vehicle models from Japanese and European automakers have been officially admitted, as well as the world’s largest American tractor-trailer for transporting tanks, self-propelled artillery systems, and other heavy armored vehicles across rough terrain.
The Defense Ministry reports that in addition to armored and heavy vehicles, Ukrainian troops have received quadricycles, hexacycles, and buggies. It states that over a third of the 110 codified automotive vehicle models are of Ukrainian design and production, including special-purpose vehicles, armored vehicles, regular trucks, all-terrain vehicles, and domestically-produced electric motorcycles.
The variety of systems complicates maintenance and standardization. However, the codification and admission of domestically-produced weapons and military equipment, with the assignment of a NATO nomenclature number, allows for their procurement using state budget funds for units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
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