Defense Ministry

Ukraine suspects firm director in $4M fraud over substandard military goggles

Ukraine’s Office of the Prosecutor General suspects the director of a private company of embezzling budget funds by supplying substandard ballistic goggles to the Defense Ministry for use by the armed forces on Feb. 18.

18 February, 10:36 AM

Moscow rushes to replace Starlink with substitutes

Russia is urgently supplying various satellite internet terminals to the front, hoping to replace Starlink after Kyiv and SpaceX found a way to prevent Russian troops from using the service, Serhii Beskrestnov, an advisor to Ukraine’s Defense Ministry, said in a Telegram post on Feb. 9.

10 February, 03:23 AM

Russia tries to reactivate blocked Starlink terminals

Ukrainian Defense Ministry adviser Serhiy Beskrestnov, known by the call sign Flash, said Russian forces are trying to find ways to reactivate Starlink terminals that were recently blocked for their use on Feb. 7.

7 February, 07:46 PM

Ukraine presents $120bn military strategy for 2026

Ukraine will require $120 billion to implement its military strategy in 2026, with half of that amount expected to come from the country’s own budget and loans from the European Union, Defense Ministry reported on Jan. 26.

26 January, 01:04 PM

Fedorov outlines Zelenskyy’s objectives to pressure Russia to halt the war

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has set clear objectives aimed at forcing Russia to halt its war against Ukraine, including inflicting heavy personnel losses on the enemy as a key step toward that goal, Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said during a meeting with media on Jan. 20.

20 January, 06:56 PM

Parliament appoints Mykhailo Fedorov as Ukraine’s Defense Minister

Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada appointed Mykhailo Fedorov as Defense Minister as 277 lawmakers voted in favor of the decision, MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak wrote on Jan. 14.

14 January, 02:32 PM

Zelenskyy nominates Fedorov as Ukraine's defense minister

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy submitted the candidacy of former Digital Transformation Minister and First Deputy Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov to lead the Defense Ministry, according to a draft resolution posted on the Verkhovna Rada website on Jan. 13.

13 January, 05:25 PM

Ukraine's parliament dismisses Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal

Ukraine's parliament voted to dismiss Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal, who will move to lead the Energy Ministry, according to the parliamentary session broadcast on Jan. 13.

13 January, 03:02 PM

Zelenskyy expects Rada to name Fedorov Defense Chief

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he expects Ukraine’s parliament next week to back the nomination of Mykhailo Fedorov as defense minister, speaking in an address on Jan. 10.

11 January, 11:55 AM

Anti-Corruption Bureau uncovers $700,000 scheme in military tire deal

Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor have sent to court a case over the alleged embezzlement of more than 27 million hryvnias ($700,000) from the Defense Ministry during the purchase of aircraft tires for military planes, the bureau said on Jan. 6.

6 January, 07:10 PM

Zelenskyy to rotate leaders in security and defense

At a briefing on Jan. 3, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced planned rotations of leaders in security and defense but said Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi will remain in his post, according to Ukraine’s Suspilne public broadcaster.

4 January, 11:32 AM

Ukraine is testing new weapons to counter Russian guided bombs – General Staff

Ukraine’s Defense Forces are taking effective steps to reduce the impact of Russian guided aerial bombs and are testing new weapons to counter them, the General Staff said on Nov. 30.

30 November 2025, 04:53 PM

Remotely piloted Shahed UAVs threaten Ukrainian warplanes, Kyiv warns

Russia is expanding its use of remotely piloted Shahed kamikaze drones to target Ukrainian aircraft, Ukraine’s Deputy Defense Minister Yurii Myronenko told Business Insider on Nov. 27.

28 November 2025, 12:09 AM

Ukrainian drones hit Sterlitamak petrochemical plant in Bashkortostan

Ukrainian military intelligence struck the Sterlitamak petrochemical plant in Russia’s Bashkortostan with long-range drones, the Defense Ministry reported on Nov. 7.

7 November 2025, 03:56 PM

Ukraine to send Naval Forces to Turkey and the UK under new law signed by President Zelenskyy

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a law permitting Ukraine’s Naval Forces units to be deployed to other countries during martial law, according to the bill’s summary on Oct. 22.

22 October 2025, 04:56 PM

Ukraine unveils modified Neptune cruise missile

During a recent demonstration of Ukraine’s defense-industrial capabilities for NATO representatives, the Defense Ministry revealed a new version of its R-360 Neptune cruise missile, Ukrainian outlet Defense Express reported on Oct. 7.

7 October 2025, 08:41 PM

Ukraine and U.S. hold technical negotiations on drone procurement deal

Ukrainian delegation held technical negotiations in the United States on a future agreement for the purchase of Ukrainian drones, National Security and Defense Council Secretary (NSDC) Rustem Umerov reported on Oct. 2.

2 October 2025, 12:35 PM

Most government-ordered FPV drones are unusable or need overhaul, Sternenko says

As much as 60 percent of FPV (first-person-view) drones purchased under state contracts are either faulty or require extensive rework before they can be used on the battlefield, Ukrainian activist and volunteer Serhii Sternenko said on Sept. 8.

9 September 2025, 02:03 AM

UK Defence Secretary visits British Council building in Kyiv damaged by Russian strike

UK Defence Secretary John Healey, visiting Kyiv, toured the British Council building damaged in a Russian mass strike on Aug. 28, the British Defence Ministry said on X on Sept. 3.

3 September 2025, 04:59 PM

Ukraine wipes out 73 Russian artillery divisions, nearly 29,000 troops

In August, Ukrainian forces targeted and destroyed 1,304 Russian artillery systems, which is approximately equivalent to 73 divisions, the Defense Ministry reported on Sep. 2.

2 September 2025, 12:35 PM

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