The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted in the first reading as a basis the Draft Law of Ukraine "On Amendments to the Law of Ukraine 'On the Armed Forces of Ukraine' Regarding the Clarification of the Structure of the Armed Forces of Ukraine" (Reg. No.13255).
As stated in the Explanatory Note to the draft law, it was developed to establish a robust legislative framework for the creation and effective operation of a new branch of the Armed Forces of Ukraine—the Space Forces. The establishment of the Space Forces as a new branch within the Armed Forces of Ukraine will enable Ukraine to acquire organizational, legal, institutional, and military-technical capabilities to counter threats of aggression from outer space posed by the russian federation or any other potential adversary.
To achieve this objective, the bill proposes amending paragraph four of part one of Article 3 of the Law of Ukraine "On the Armed Forces of Ukraine" to clarify the structure of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by adding the "Space Forces" as a new branch.