New military app is set to revolutionize how Ukraine runs its army

Army+ app aims to make Ukraine 's armed forces “paperless” and replace bureaucratic Soviet army operations.

The government hopes to create the first -ever unified military database in Ukraine and develop a full-fledged digital interface for interaction between soldiers, army commanders, and the state.

The app's implementation is becoming the biggest challenge, stifled by the army's persisting bureaucracy, soldiers’ distrust of government reforms.

Defense Ministry hopes to have 500,000 military personnel roughly half of Ukraine ’s army registered on the Army+ app by the end of the year .

So far, some 150,000 have registered with the app.

The app's primary function is to report commanders who decline to share their ID numbers to the app's website.

Army+ was developed by Ukraine ’s army for situational awareness on the battlefield.

It collects data about the movements of Russian forces and sharing it within army ranks.

Army+ is for now only gradually being downloaded onto soldiers’ smartphones.

“ Ukraine has positioned itself as a leader in battlefield innovation,” said a NATO statement on July 12 .