National Exemplary Band of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The National Exemplary Band of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is a 100-member military brass band of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. It was founded in December 1945 on the basis of the Band of the Kiev Military District with Major Demyan Litnovsky acting as its first director. The band gives performances for Ukrainian radio and television, documentaries and films, as well as for musical events.

Names
Since its reestablishment in the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 1991, the band has been renamed several times:


 * Separate Demonstration Band of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine (1992–1995)
 * Model Band of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (1995–2008)
 * Honored Academic Band of Ukraine (2008)
 * National Exemplary Band of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (since 2008)