Ukrainian Ground Forces

The flag of the Ukrainian Ground Forces (Ukrainian: Прапор Сухопутних військ України) is a crimson field with the armed forces' emblem in the center, with crossed swords behind it. It is part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which has a similar flag, but does not contain the swords.
==History==
It was first approved by the Decree of the Office of the President of Ukraine (at the time Oleh Rybachuk) dated June 20, 2006 No. 551/2006, detailed here. The same work also detailed the flags of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the emblem of the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Naval Flag of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, standards Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Commander of the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and the Commander of the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
==Specifications/Design==
The design of the flag of the Ukrainian Ground Forces is detailed in appendix No. 15 in the aforementioned document. Quote:
"The flag of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is a rectangular crimson cloth with an aspect ratio of 2:3. In the center of the canvas is an image of the emblem of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The height of the emblem is 4/5 of the height of the panel. Both sides of the canvas are identical."
No exact colors are specified.
==See also==
* Ukraine
* Armed Forces of Ukraine
* Flags of Militaries of the World#Ukraine
==External links==
* Wikidata item
* Online document describing the flag, on the Ukrainian government website
* Flags of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Wikipedia
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Category:Military
Category:Ukraine
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