Ukraine’s parliament on Monday voted in support of establishing space forces as a separate branch of the country’s military.
– According to information published by the Verkhovna Rada, a total of 252 lawmakers voted to support the draft legislation’s adoption in the first reading “as a basis.”
– A corresponding statement said the legislation, as explained in an explanatory note, was developed to provide a “legislative foundation” for the establishment and effective functioning of the new branch of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
– “The creation of the Space Forces as a new branch within the Armed Forces of Ukraine will enable Ukraine to acquire the organizational-legal, institutional, and military-technical capabilities to counter the threat of aggression from outer space – whether from the Russian Federation or any other potential aggressor,” it said.
– The statement added that the draft legislation proposed amending existing Ukrainian law to achieve this goal.