Ukrainian Armed Forces Space Forces: Rada adopted a law on a new branch of the military

On Monday, 9 November, the Verkhovna Rada adopted in first reading and in full a bill that provides for the creation of a new branch of the Armed Forces of Ukraine — the Space Forces. The document amends the structure of the Armed Forces and adds to the list of branches, which currently includes the Ground Forces, the Air Forces, and the Naval Forces. The legislative initiative was registered back on 2 May 2025.

This was reported by Novyny.LIVE citing the parliamentary session.

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The bill’s initiators are a group of Members of Parliament, including Fedir Venislavskyi, Ruslan Horbenko, Yurii Zdebskyi, Oleksandr Fediyenko, and Roman Kostenko.

The bill supplements the structure of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with a separate branch — the Space Forces. The corresponding changes are to be made to the Law of Ukraine “On the Armed Forces of Ukraine.”

In the explanatory note, the authors state that the initiative is connected to the need to develop military capabilities in the space sphere and to be prepared to counter missile threats from space.

Why they propose creating the Space Forces

Accompanying documents discuss using Ukraine’s existing scientific and technical potential, in particular satellite manufacturing capabilities, ground infrastructure, and participation in international space programs.

The authors also note that the Ministry of Defense has already created a unit for space policy issues and is working on the regulatory framework for launching national defense-designated satellites.

Among the objectives targeted by the initiative are strengthening Ukraine’s defensive capabilities and preparing to counter missile threats from space.

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