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The Verkhovna Rada approved in principle bill No. 13255, which provides for including Space Forces into the structure of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The corresponding decision was voted for by 252 members of parliament. This is stated on the Verkhovna Rada's website.
The document provides a change to Article 3 of the Law "On the Armed Forces of Ukraine": it proposes to supplement the list of types of the Armed Forces with Space Forces. Thus, they are to be included in this list alongside the Ground Forces, the Air Forces, and the Navy.
The bill text itself contains this structural change and a provision that the law comes into force the day after its publication. The detailed tasks, the procedure for formation, and the strength of the Space Forces are not defined in it.
In the explanatory note, the authors justify the initiative by the need to strengthen Ukraine's defense capabilities in the space domain. In particular, the development of our own satellites and systems for their deployment into space should provide: early warning of missile strikes — by detecting launches from the territory of an adversary, deterrence and countering missile-space strikes — through forming appropriate own capabilities, a national system of protected satellite communications for the needs of the security and defense sector, and enhanced intelligence through expanding our own group of reconnaissance satellites.
These are the goals outlined in the explanatory note. The bill itself creates a legal basis for the appearance of a new type of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, but does not establish specific satellite launch programs or timelines for creating the mentioned systems.
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