Defense Ministry

Western arms and growing local production power Ukraine’s frontlines

About 70% of the weapons used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the frontlines against Russian troops are donations from Western partners, Deputy Defense Minister Ivan Havryliuk said in an interview with the Ukrinform news agency published on Feb. 7.

7 February 2025, 01:27 PM

Ukraine integrates robotic combat units into its frontline brigades

Ukraine is launching a project to scale up the use of unmanned ground robotic systems within military units, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said on Feb. 5.

5 February 2025, 01:19 PM

Zelenskyy urged to intervene in Defense Procurement Agency row

The National Association of Ukrainian Defense Industries (NAUDI) has called on President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to address the ongoing bureaucratic disputes surrounding the Defense Procurement Agency (DPA).

30 January 2025, 11:28 PM

Military job listings on classifieds platform draw 30,000 applicants in 2024

A large-scale recruitment campaign by Ukraine’s Defense Ministry, conducted through the OLX Work platform, has drawn nearly 30,000 applicants in 2024, OLX told NV Business on Jan. 29.

30 January 2025, 01:03 PM

Ukraine’s Defense Procurement Agency to get new leader soon

A new leader will be appointed to head the Ukraine’s Defense Procurement Agency (DPA) in the future, the organization's acting head, Arsen Zhumadilov, said in an interview with Radio Svoboda on Jan. 29.

29 January 2025, 02:30 PM

Ukraine's Defense Ministry launches FPV drone manufacturing

Ukraine’s Defense Ministry has launched the licensed production of advanced FPV drones at one of its state-owned enterprises, the ministry's press service reported on Jan. 29.

29 January 2025, 02:17 PM

G7 ambassadors push Ukraine to stabilize military procurement efforts

The Group of Seven (G7) nations ambassadors have called for a swift resolution to the ongoing conflict surrounding the Defense Procurement Agency (DPA) in Ukraine, the organization joint statement wrote, published on X on Jan. 27.

28 January 2025, 11:00 AM

Defense Ministry terminates contract with Defense Procurement Agency head

Defense Minister Rustem Umerov petitioned the Cabinet to dismiss his deputy Dmytro Klimenkov and will not renew the contract with Defense Procurement Agency (DPA) Director Maryna Bezrukova.

24 January 2025, 08:13 PM

Ukraine deploys new high-altitude Poseidon drone

Ukrainian Defense Ministry has officially codified and approved the Poseidon unmanned aerial system for use in the country's Armed Forces, officials wrote on Jan. 22.

22 January 2025, 03:45 PM

Ex-defense official suspected of supplying faulty machine guns to Ukrainian military

Ukraine’s State Bureau of Investigation pressed charges against a former director of a Defense Ministry department and two managers of a state enterprise for supplying defective large-caliber machine guns to combat units, the SBI reported on Jan. 14.

14 January 2025, 06:29 PM

Ukraine’s military to modernize personnel management by 2027

Ukraine’s Defense Ministry has approved a Human Capital Development Strategy for the Defense Forces until 2027, aiming to modernize military personnel management, the officials wrote on Jan. 6.

6 January 2025, 12:27 PM

Defense Ministry plans comprehensive reform of military recruitment centers

As Ukraine continues to struggle with manpower to staff its brigades, the Defense Ministry is working on a “comprehensive” reform of the existing military recruitment centers, Deputy Defense Minister Ivan Havryliuk told the parliament on Dec. 20.

20 December 2024, 09:28 PM

Faulty mortars shells supplied to AFU will be replaced for free, minister says

Faulty 120mm mortar shells delivered to the Ukrainian military in recent months will be replaced free of charge, Ukraine's Strategic Industries Minister Herman Smetanin announced on Dec. 6.

7 December 2024, 01:58 AM

Ukraine to manufacture 30,000 long-range drones in 2025 — Umerov

In 2025, Ukraine plans to produce at least 30,000 DeepStrike long-range attack drones, partially funded by Kyiv’s international partners, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov announced on Dec. 5.

5 December 2024, 08:40 PM

Ukraine Defense Ministry presents soldier rights reform plan

Defense Minister Rustem Umerov has presented President Volodymyr Zelenskyy with a concept for establishing the institution of a military ombudsman, the Ministry wrote on Telegram on Dec. 4.

4 December 2024, 01:48 PM

North Korea welcomes Russia’s Defense Minister for high-level talks

Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov arrived in North Korea for an unannounced visit, the Russian Defense Ministry wrote on Nov. 29.

29 November 2024, 11:18 AM

Ukraine investigates defective mines, suspends distribution

The abnormal malfunction of a batch of 120mm mines produced by the state-owned defense conglomerate Ukroboronprom has been under investigation for three weeks, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry reported on Nov. 26, following a series of complaints from the military recently published by the Censor.net outlet.

26 November 2024, 01:30 PM

Ukrainian Armed Forces planning shift to corps system by late November

The Armed Forces of Ukraine are set to present a concept for reforming and reorganizing the military, which includes a transition from the current brigade system to a corps system, by the end of November, a military source told NV on Nov. 22.

22 November 2024, 07:03 PM

Canadian NASAMS System nearing transfer to Ukraine

Canadian Defense Minister Bill Blair announced that Canada will soon deliver a NASAMS air defense system, purchased for Ukraine, Ukrinform reported on Nov. 21.

21 November 2024, 08:44 AM

Two AFU officers charged with procurement corruption

Ukraine’s SBU security service has uncovered a corruption scheme involving two logistics command officers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the SBU reported on Nov. 20.

20 November 2024, 09:18 PM

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