11 August 2003 – 9 December 2008 (2003-08-11 – 2008-12-09)
Location
Multinational Division Central-South, Iraq
Result
Ukrainian withdrawal; see Iraq War for full results
Belligerents
Ukraine
Ba'ath loyalists
Mahdi Army
Commanders and leaders
Leonid Kuchma
Viktor Yushchenko
Yevhen Marchuk
Oleksandr Kuzmuk
Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri
Muqtada al-Sadr
Abu Deraa
Units involved
19th NBC Protection Battalion [uk]
5th Mechanized Brigade
6th Mechanized Brigade
7th Mechanized Brigade [uk]
81st Tactical Group [uk]
Strength
1,690
Unknown
Casualties and losses
18 killed 40+ wounded
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Ukraine began its involvement in the Iraq War on 5 June 2003, shortly after the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Throughout the conflict, Ukrainian troops were limited to a peacekeeping role, as part of the Multi-National Force – Iraq, though they engaged in combat with Iraqi insurgents. On 9 December 2008, Ukraine formally withdrew its last forces from Iraq, ending its participation in the Iraq War. Prior to the Russo-Ukrainian War, Ukraine's involvement in the Iraq War was the largest military operation ever performed by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Over 6,000 Ukrainians performed military service in Iraq and Kuwait during the war, including a permanent presence of 1,600, and 18 Ukrainians were killed.
Ukraine's involvement in the Iraq War was strongly opposed by the Ukrainian population. It was seen both within and outside Ukraine primarily as an effort by President Leonid Kuchma to distract attention from the Cassette Scandal, which opponents claimed implicated him in the murder of journalist Georgiy Gongadze and the sale of the Kolchuga system to Saddam Hussein's Iraq. Public opposition to Ukrainian involvement increased following the Battle of Kut [uk] in 2004, which led to a reassessment of Ukrainian activities in Iraq. Following the 2004 Ukrainian presidential election, Kuchma's successor, Viktor Yushchenko, announced the departure of most of Ukraine's contingent, and the final peacekeepers left three years later.
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