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A Ukrainian Marine displaying the AKS-74U.

Soviet naval infantrymen carrying the AK-74.

Soviet naval infantrymen with AKS-74 rifles.

• Afghanistan: Remaining in national inventories from the Soviet war in Afghanistan.
• Angola: The AK-74M is used by the FAPLA commando battalion.
• Armenia
• Azerbaijan
• Belarus
• Bulgaria: Manufactured by Arsenal J.S.Co.
• PRC: Produced an unlicensed copy chambered in 5.56x45mm NATO known as the Type 88 (for export customers only, never accepted into Chinese service).
• Cuba
• East Germany: MPi-AK-74N, MPi-AKS-74N, MPi-AKS-74NK variants made by the state arsenal (withdrawn from service after German reunification).
• Estonia
• Georgia
• Kazakhstan
• Kyrgyzstan
• Latvia
• Lithuania
• Moldova
• Mongolia
• Romania: Locally designed and modified folding stock variant known as the PA md. 86 (Puşcă Automată model 1986) in service with the Romanian Army. Developed and produced by RomArm (Formerly RATMIL: Regia Autonomă pentru Producţia de Tehnică Militară).
• Russia
• Soviet Union
• Syria
• Tajikistan
• Turkmenistan
• Ukraine
• Uzbekistan
• Vietnam: Used by the Vietnam People's Army naval infantry.