#Ukrainian Armed Forces
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-111f0e5095e02c02446ffed57bfb0ab1.jpeg "Photo of Roman Kohanets")
-f88628fa403b11af0b72ec7b062ce954.jpeg "Photo of Amira Barkhush")
-72b63a4e0c8c475ad81fe3eed3f63729.jpeg "Photo of Cyril Barabaltchouk")
-72aff67d4cf90814a33182507b28b2fb.jpg "A commander from the 118th Separate Mechanized Brigade displays a diploma from the National Register of Records of Ukraine for defense of Mala Tokmachka. (Source: 118th Separate Mechanized Brigade)")
![A B1 Centauro wheeled tank fitted with anti-drone protection during training with Ukraine’s 78th Separate Air Assault Brigade. (Source: Army TV/YouTube)]( "A B1 Centauro wheeled tank fitted with anti-drone protection during training with Ukraine’s 78th Separate Air Assault Brigade. (Source: Army TV/YouTube)")
![Ukrainian Army soldiers use a 105mm American M101 Howitzer artillery piece on Ukraines northeastern frontline with Russia, on January 18, 2025 north of Kharkiv, Ukraine. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Ukrainian Army soldiers use a 105mm American M101 Howitzer artillery piece on Ukraines northeastern frontline with Russia, on January 18, 2025 north of Kharkiv, Ukraine. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Thermal footage captures the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) strike on a Russian FSB headquarters and a Pantsir-S1 system. (Source: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy)]( "Thermal footage captures the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) strike on a Russian FSB headquarters and a Pantsir-S1 system. (Source: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy)")
![Special Operations Forces Selection, Ukraine Style]( "After I Jumped Into the Lake and Before I Got Punched—Special Operations Forces Selection, Ukraine Style")
- Author
![Philip Malzahn]( "Philip Malzahn")
- Category
- War in Ukraine
To become a Special Forces Operator in Ukraine, you first have to survive selection: six days and six nights of crawling, marching, exhaustion, and pain. I joined the process—twice—to look behind the curtain of one of the country's most secretive military units. I didn't pass (big surprise), but I came away with a deeper understanding of the people fighting in Russia's war against Ukraine.![Drone targeting footage captures Ukrainian Border Guard pilots from the “Phoenix” unit locking onto a Russian 2S7 “Pion” artillery system on the Lyman axis. (Source: State Border Guard Service of Ukraine)]( "Drone targeting footage captures Ukrainian Border Guard pilots from the “Phoenix” unit locking onto a Russian 2S7 “Pion” artillery system on the Lyman axis. (Source: State Border Guard Service of Ukraine)")
![Secretary of State Marco Rubio (C) looks on as US President Donald Trump meets with China’s President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Secretary of State Marco Rubio (C) looks on as US President Donald Trump meets with China’s President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
-d0688aba4982a6ed58cca70fa1601dc3.jpeg "After I Jumped Into the Lake and Before I Got Punched—Special Operations Forces Selection, Ukraine Style")
