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Finland announces new €200 million military aid package for Ukraine

Finland has announced its 28th aid package for Ukraine, worth €200 million ($271 mln), and includes artillery ammunition, the country's Defense Ministry reported on March 13.

13 March 2025, 01:38 PM

High-speed Vidmak FPV drones cleared to join Ukraine’s arsenal

The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has greenlit the domestically produced Vidmak (“Witcher”) unmanned aerial complex for use by the country’s Defense Forces, according to a press release issued on Feb. 25.

25 February 2025, 06:24 PM

Ukrainian military successfully deploys US high-accuracy Copperhead shells - video

Ukraine's 47th Mechanized Brigade successfully deployed US-made Copperhead shells for the first time in combat, Defense Ministry wrote on X on Feb. 15.

17 February 2025, 09:52 AM

Recruits aged 18-24 to get $24,000 for one year of voluntary service

The Ukrainian Defense Ministry is now offering one-year service contracts to volunteers aged 18 to 24, with UAH200,000 ($4,800) signup bonuses, as announced by the ministry on Feb. 11.

11 February 2025, 10:22 PM

Ukraine drafts generous service contract to attract recruits aged 18-24

The Ukrainian Defense Ministry will soon start offering one-year contracts with high financial compensation to attract citizens aged 18 to 24 into military service, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Reuters on Feb. 7.

8 February 2025, 01:39 AM

New Ukrainian-made mobile laundry and shower unit cleared for military use

Ukraine’s Defense Ministry has approved a new modification of a Ukrainian-made mobile laundry and shower system for use in the Armed Forces, as announced on Feb. 7.

7 February 2025, 02:56 PM

Ukraine's Defense Ministry expands fuel supplier pool to lower costs

Ukraine’s Defense Ministry is expanding the pool of participants in tenders for supplying fuel to the Armed Forces, aiming to lower fuel costs through increased competition, the ministry announced on Telegram on Feb. 7.

7 February 2025, 02:09 PM

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

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