乌武装力量改革始于1991年。当时军队废除了苏联式“头重脚轻”型指挥控制结构,转而采用有法律保障的制度化的指挥结构。1996～2001年间,改革的重点是转变军队作战思路,提倡联合作战思想。乌军转型的另一重要内容是废除义务兵役制,打造一支全部由志愿兵组成的精干高效军队。现 The reform of the armed forces in Ukraine began in 1991. At that time, the military abolished the Soviet-style “top-heavy” command and control structure and instead adopted the institutionalized command structure with legal guarantees. From 1996 to 2001, the focus of the reform was to change the tactics of the armed forces to promote joint operations. Another important part of the transformation of the U.N. army is the abolition of the system of compulsory military service and the construction of a capable and efficient army consisting entirely of volunteers. Now