Military Organizations
- Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU / ZSU)
- Ground Forces
- Air Force
- Navy
- Air Assault Forces
- Special Operations Forces (SOF)
- Territorial Defense Forces
- Marine Corps
- Military Intelligence (HUR)
- General Staff
- Operational Command
- Brigade
- Battalion
- Company
- Platoon
- Squad
- Regiment
- Corps
- Joint Forces
Personnel & Ranks
- Soldier
- Rifleman
- Grenadier
- Machine gunner
- Sniper
- Combat medic
- Engineer
- Sapper
- Signalman
- Artilleryman
- Tanker
- Pilot
- Marine
- Commander
- Officer
- Non-commissioned officer (NCO)
- Sergeant
- Lieutenant
- Captain
- Major
- Lieutenant Colonel
- Colonel
- Brigadier General
- Major General
- Lieutenant General
Infantry Weapons
- Assault rifle
- Carbine
- Machine gun
- Light machine gun
- Heavy machine gun
- Sniper rifle
- Designated marksman rifle
- Pistol
- Shotgun
- Grenade launcher
- Hand grenade
- Anti-tank weapon
- Rocket launcher
- Mortar
Armored Vehicles
- Main battle tank
- Infantry fighting vehicle (IFV)
- Armored personnel carrier (APC)
- Armored combat vehicle
- Reconnaissance vehicle
- Mine-resistant vehicle (MRAP)
- Self-propelled gun
- Engineering vehicle
Artillery
- Howitzer
- Field gun
- Mortar
- Rocket artillery
- Multiple-launch rocket system (MLRS)
- Self-propelled artillery
- Towed artillery
- Fire mission
- Counter-battery fire
- Forward observer
Air Power
- Fighter aircraft
- Attack aircraft
- Helicopter
- Transport aircraft
- Reconnaissance aircraft
- Air defense
- Surface-to-air missile (SAM)
- Radar
- Interceptor
- Sortie
Drones & Electronic Warfare
- UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle)
- FPV drone
- Reconnaissance drone
- Strike drone
- Loitering munition
- Electronic warfare (EW)
- Jamming
- Signal interception
- Counter-UAS
- Drone operator
Military Operations
- Offensive
- Counteroffensive
- Defensive operation
- Assault
- Breakthrough
- Encirclement
- Ambush
- Raid
- Reconnaissance
- Patrol
- Maneuver
- Withdrawal
- Advance
- Fire support
Logistics
- Supply line
- Ammunition
- Fuel
- Rations
- Logistics
- Maintenance
- Resupply
- Depot
- Transport convoy
- Evacuation
Engineering & Fortifications
- Trench
- Bunker
- Dugout
- Fortification
- Minefield
- Anti-tank ditch
- Obstacle
- Demining
- Breaching
- Camouflage
Command & Control
- Headquarters (HQ)
- Command post
- Situation report (SITREP)
- Operations order (OPORD)
- Intelligence
- Surveillance
- Target acquisition
- Communications
- Radio operator
- Secure communications
Medical Terms
- Combat casualty care
- Triage
- Medical evacuation (MEDEVAC)
- Casualty collection point
- Field hospital
- Tourniquet
- Trauma kit
NATO-Related Terms Commonly Used in Ukraine
- NATO standards
- Interoperability
- Combined arms
- Precision strike
- Joint operations
- Rules of engagement
- Situational awareness
- Battlefield management
Common Abbreviations
- AFU / ZSU – Armed Forces of Ukraine
- SOF – Special Operations Forces
- UAV – Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
- FPV – First-Person View (drone)
- EW – Electronic Warfare
- APC – Armored Personnel Carrier
- IFV – Infantry Fighting Vehicle
- MLRS – Multiple Launch Rocket System
- SAM – Surface-to-Air Missile
- HQ – Headquarters
- MEDEVAC – Medical Evacuation
- NCO – Non-Commissioned Officer