Ministry of Defense

Ukraine receives new mobile F-16 simulators – Defense Ministry

Ukraine has received new mobile F-16 fighter jet simulators, giving its pilots more opportunities to practice complex combat scenarios and improve flight skills, the Defense Ministry said on July 13.

13 July, 05:19 PM

Su-25 military plane crashes in Russia's Primorsky Krai

A Russian Su-25 military aircraft crashed in Primorsky Krai, Russia’s Ministry of Defense said on March 24.

24 March 2025, 03:50 PM

Ukraine’s army sees increased recruitment in January

5,381 people applied to Ukraine’s army recruitment centers in January, with the highest numbers recorded in Kyiv, Lviv, Zaporizhzhya, Odesa, and Ivano-Frankivsk, Defense Ministry wrote on Feb. 3.

3 February 2025, 02:04 PM

Syrskyi and Umerov honor Ukrainian paratroopers on Air Assault forces day

AFU Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi and Defense Minister Rustem Umerov extended their congratulations to the troops of Ukraine’s Air Assault Forces on their professional holiday, celebrated on Nov. 21.

21 November 2024, 10:06 AM

South Korea calls North Korean soldiers fighting against Ukraine 'cannon fodder'

South Korean Defense Minister Kim Yong Hyeon said that North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un has sent his troops to fight against Ukraine as mere "cannon fodder", Yonhap news agency wrote on Oct. 24.

24 October 2024, 02:57 PM

Ukraine’s Defense Minister fires 20 top officials for outdated methods

Defense Minister Rustem Umerov is planning to dismiss, or has already dismissed, around 20 generals and senior officials. Ukrainska Pravda (UP) reported this on Friday, Sep. 20, citing sources within the Ministry of Defense.

20 September 2024, 06:57 PM

SBU exposes bribe scheme involving Defense Ministry official and accomplices

The Security Service of Ukraine revealed that the head of the Finance Department at the Ministry of Defense was caught accepting bribes for processing social benefits for wounded soldiers on Sept. 5.

5 September 2024, 05:44 PM

Ukraine adopts new domestically produced armored vehicle Dzhura

The Ministry of Defense authorized use of the Dzhura (Squire) armored vehicle in the Ukrainian Armed Forces to perform various tactical tasks, the Defense Ministry reported on Facebook on Aug. 2.

3 August 2024, 01:36 AM

Defense Ministry clarifies law on returning to military service after first desertion

Ukraine's Defense Ministry issued an explanation regarding draft bill No. 11322, supported in the first reading, which ensures possibility for soldiers, who voluntarily left the unit for the first time or committed desertion, to return to the service.

18 July 2024, 12:46 PM

Ukraine determined to resist Russia regardless of US presidential election outcome — Ukrainian DM

Ukraine will find a way to resist Russia, even if Republican candidate Donald Trump wins the US presidential election and jeopardize American support, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said during a remote speech at the annual Aspen Security Forum in Colorado, AP reported on July 18.

18 July 2024, 12:20 PM

Thousands of draft reservation applications remain unaddressed, says Ukrainian MP

The Economy and the Defense ministries are not reviewing documents on the reservation of defense company personnel, Deputy Head of the National Security Committee, Mariana Bezuhla, said in an interview with NV Business on July 6.

6 July 2024, 01:54 PM

Ukraine denies plans for electronic summonses

“There is no such thing as an electronic summons according to current legislation, so the Reserve+ app does not have this functionality, and we are not working on it,” said Deputy Defense Minister Kateryna Chornohorenko in an interview with NV on June 22.

24 June 2024, 01:32 PM

How parliament will scrutinize military procurement – MP interview

The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s parliament, has recently established a temporary select committee to oversee the use of state funding for battlefield fortifications and military drone procurement.

24 May 2024, 11:39 PM

The Ministry of Defense on conscripts who ‘stay at home’ - WP

Civilians of fighting age must accept that “there’s no time for you left to sit home,” The Washington Post reported, citing Oleksiy Bezhevets, an adviser to the Defense Ministry on Recruitment.

4 March 2024, 04:30 PM

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