The armed forces of ukraine

Lesson 4

Ministry of defense of ukraine

1.	Try to answer these questions before reading the text

1. What do you know about the organization of MOD of Ukraine?

2. Who is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine?

3. What departments of MOD do you know?

2.

In this exercise we’ll concentrate on the words and word combinations to be sure you know what they mean

executive power – the branch of government responsible for carrying out laws, decrees, etc.;

to ensure – to make certain or sure; guarantee;

to implement – to carry out; put into action; perform;

to fulfill – to carry out or execute (a request, etc.);

to man – to provide with sufficient people for operation, defence, etc;

duplication – 1) the act of duplicating or the state of being duplicated 2) a copy; duplicate;

manpower – 1) power supplied by men; 2) the number of people available or required to perform a particular function;

combatant – a person or group engaged in or prepared for a fight, struggle, or dispute;

appropriate – right or suitable; fitting;

attain – to achieve or accomplish (a task, goal, aim, etc.).

3.

Read the text and translate into Ukrainian

Ministry of defense of ukraine

The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine is the main military-political and administrative command and control organization.  The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine will remain the central executive power organization, which ensures the implementation of State defense policy, functioning, mission and mobilization readiness, combatant value and Armed Forces training to fulfill their missions.

The Ministry of Defense is responsible for:

• Support to Armed Forces day-to-day activities

• Mission and mobilization readiness

• Combatant value

• Training to fulfill assigned missions and engagement

• Manning and appropriate training

• Weapons and military equipment supplies

• Material, funding and other resources in accordance with requirements defined by the GS

• Control over the effective use of these resources

• Developing interoperability with executive power, civilian agencies and civilians

• International military and military-technical cooperation

• Control over compliance of Armed Forces activities with the Law

• Developing conditions for civilian control over Armed Forces.

The main body for operational command and control is the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.  The General Staff of the Armed Forces is the main military organization, responsible for:

• State defense planning

• Armed Forces engagement control

• Coordination and control over the defense missions accomplishment in defense sphere by executive power agencies

• Local self-administration

• Military formations, established according to the Ukrainian laws

• Law enforcement agencies in the framework of Ukrainian laws and legislative acts of the President of Ukraine, Parliament and Cabinet of Ministers.

Considering the enhancement in the GS role as the main defense planning and operational Armed Forces and other military formations command and control organization, by the Presidential Decree of 31 July 2000 the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces attained membership at the National Defense and Security Council of Ukraine.

Implementation of the basics of the Armed Forces Command and Control Organization Reform Concept will exclude duplication in their work, increase responsibility level and effectiveness of the Armed Forces branches Commands and Operational Commands, reduce both the number of command and control structures and their manpower. Ukraine has announced a program to make its army all-professional.

4.	Answer the questions

1. What is the main function of MOD?

2. How is MOD organized?

3. What are the functions of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces?

5.	Complete the speech bubbles

1. The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine is the main _____________ and administrative _____________ organization.

2. The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine will remain the central _____________ organization, which ensures the _____________ of State defense policy, functioning, mission and _____________, combatant value and Armed Forces training to fulfill their missions.

3. The main body for operational command and control is _____________ of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

4. _____________ of the basics of the Armed Forces Command and Control Organization Reform Concept will exclude _____________ in their work, increase _____________ level and effectiveness of the Armed Forces branches Commands and Operational Commands, reduce both the number of command and control structures and their _____________.

6.	Translate words and word combinations into Ukrainian

Combatant value, interoperability, compliance, mobilization readiness, day-to-day activities, enhancement, military-technical cooperation, developing conditions for civilian control, implementation, exclude duplication.