Defense

Why is Fedorov going to the U.S., and is a meeting with Elon Musk planned?

Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov plans to visit the U.S. to raise funds for new defense technology projects, including an investment fund, but has no meeting planned with SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, Reuters reported on Aug. 21.

21 August, 07:16 PM

Ukraine to receive first Belgian F-16 fighter jets this year – Zelenskyy

Belgium is preparing a new military aid package for Ukraine and a contribution to the PURL program, while the first deliveries of Belgian F-16 fighter jets are expected later this year, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said after meeting Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever on June 18.

18 June, 06:25 PM

Russia massing forces on Zaporizhzhya front

Russian invasion forces have shifted their main effort to the Zaporizhzhya front, concentrating significant numbers of troops and equipment there, Armed Forces of Ukraine Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said on March 15.

15 March, 11:05 PM

Ukraine to create assault, drone and air defense regiments in National Guard

Ukraine’s Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said he signed an order to form assault and unmanned systems regiments within National Guard corps, as well as a separate regiment for airspace protection, according to a statement posted on Telegram on March 10.

10 March, 04:51 PM

Zelenskyy meets charity founder Prytula to discuss support for Ukrainian volunteers

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with Serhiy Prytula, the well-known volunteer and founder of the Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation, the head of state reported on X on Jan. 14.

15 January, 11:42 AM

Zelenskyy heads to Spain and Turkey

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will hold a series of high-level meetings in Spain and Turkey this week aimed at securing additional international support, pushing forward efforts to end the war, and restarting prisoner-exchange negotiations, according to his Nov. 18 Telegram post.

18 November 2025, 10:23 AM

Foreign spy jailed for 6 years for buying Ukrainian aviation secrets

A foreign national was sentenced to six years in prison in Ukraine for attempting to buy and pass secret technical documents on a Ukrainian aircraft to foreign intelligence for $1 million, Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office reported on Nov. 3.

4 November 2025, 12:50 PM

Ukrainian troops halt Russian infiltration in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

Ukrainian Defense Forces maintain control over Kalynivske in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, despite Russian attempts to advance in the area, 20th Army Corps reported on Oct. 2.

3 October 2025, 08:14 AM

Ukraine and Lithuania to co-produce long-range drones

Ukraine and Lithuania will jointly manufacture defense products to strengthen both countries’ security, Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal wrote on Telegram on Aug. 25.

25 August 2025, 12:51 PM

Ukraine's military enhances defenses against Russia’s evolving tactics

Ukraine has revised its approach to building fortifications on the front lines due to new tactics employed by Russia, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov told journalists, as reported by RBC-Ukraine on June 27.

27 June 2025, 05:04 PM

Ukraine’s Cobweb drone blitz exposes blind spots in airbase defenses worldwide

The Security Service of Ukraine’s (SBU) attack on Russia’s strategic aviation demonstrated that most airbases around the world — including in the United States — remain vulnerable, The War Zone wrote on June 1.

2 June 2025, 01:31 PM

Defense, production jobs boom in Ukraine, hospitality and realty slump

Ukraine’s job market saw a 4.3-fold surge in defense sector vacancies and a 74% drop in demand for pharmacists from April 2024 to April 2025, with growth in manufacturing and logistics but declines in hospitality and real estate, OLX Work told NV Business on May 29.

29 May 2025, 04:21 PM

Germany vows to defend all NATO territory – Merz

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, during a visit to Vilnius on May 22, affirmed Germany’s resolve with NATO partners to defend every inch of the alliance’s territory against any aggression, Reuters reported.

22 May 2025, 07:38 PM

Ukrainian defenders holding line in enemy's Kharkiv offensive

Russian invasion forces have initiated an offensive in Ukraine’s Kharkiv Oblast, probing for weaknesses in Ukrainian defenses, Kharkiv regional governor Oleh Synehubov told Novyny.LIVE on April 22.

22 April 2025, 06:34 PM

Russia turns occupied Mariupol into military hub for next offensive

Russian troops are increasing their presence in the temporarily occupied Ukrainian city of Mariupol, using it as a key logistics center for operations in the Zaporizhzhya and Donetsk sectors of the front, Petro Andryushchenko, head of the Center for Occupation Studies, told TV Channel 24 on April 20.

21 April 2025, 11:53 AM

NATO enhances fleet with cutting-edge electronic warfare technology

NATO ships will soon wield advanced electronic warfare (EW) systems to counter missiles and drones at sea, leveraging cutting-edge technology for enhanced defense, Interesting Engineering reported on March 21.

24 March 2025, 04:43 PM

Rheinmetall CEO slams Europe’s infantile approach to defense and war

Decades of underfunding defense and depleted arsenals have led to Europe's exclusion from Ukraine peace talks, Armin Papperger, CEO of German weapons producer and automotive supplier Rheinmetall, told the Financial Times on Feb. 17.

18 February 2025, 09:28 AM

No Russian officials at Munich conference as Germany refuses accreditation

No representatives from Russia, the aggressor state, are attending the Munich Security Conference, which began on Feb. 14, as they were denied accreditation. Christoph Heusgen, chairman of the conference, confirmed this in an interview with Deutschlandfunk.

14 February 2025, 01:48 PM

Russian troops gain ground in Donetsk and Kursk oblasts

The Russian forces have occupied Petropavlivka, Vozdvyzhenka, and Solone in Donetsk Oblast, as well as Novoivanivka, Leonidovo, and Oleksandriia in Kursk Oblast, Russia, DeepState monitoring group wrote on Jan. 10.

10 January 2025, 08:43 AM

Ursa Major sinking disrupts Russian military supply chain, says Ukrainian Navy

The Russian bulk carrier, Ursa Major, which sank off the Spanish Mediterranean coast on Dec. 23, was the flagship of Russian defense logistics delivering supplies to the Russian military base in Tartus, Syria, Ukrainian Navy spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk said on national television on Dec. 26

26 December 2024, 10:39 AM

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