Mykhailo Fedorov

Ukraine launches battlefield loss analysis to cut casualties

Ukraine’s Defense Forces will overhaul how combat brigades are supplied with drones and launch a comprehensive analysis of battlefield personnel losses, Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said on March 2 following visits to the Zaporizhzhya, Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv sectors.

2 March, 03:44 PM

SpaceX told ‘use Starlink for anything to help Ukraine’

Elon Musk’s motivation for cutting off Russian troops from his Starlink satellite internet service remains unclear, journalist Simon Shuster wrote in The Atlantic on Feb. 27.

27 February, 09:50 PM

Digital officers to join every Ukrainian brigade, DM Fedorov says

A “digital officer” has been appointed for the first time in the Ukrainian Armed Forces and every corps and brigade will soon have one to implement innovations, Ukraine’s Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov told journalists during a briefing marking one month of the updated Defense Ministry team on Feb. 27.

27 February, 04:55 PM

Ukraine boosts air defense, launches digital system to analyze Russian attacks

Ukraine’s Defense Ministry has introduced an After Action Review system to analyze every Russian attack and guide decisions to strengthen air defenses, Mykhailo Fedorov said at a briefing marking the first month of the ministry’s revamped team on Feb. 27.

27 February, 12:14 PM

Ukraine boosts anti-drone road nets, adds more funding, says DM Fedorov

Construction of anti-drone netting along frontline roads has accelerated from 5 km per day in January to 12 km per day in February, Ukraine's Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov announced on Telegram on Feb. 25.

25 February, 08:15 PM

Denmark vows €33 million to upgrade Ukrainian military training center

Denmark is investing about €33 million ($39 million) to modernize one of Ukraine’s Armed Forces training centers, partnering with Ukraine’s Defense Ministry and the Come Back Alive Foundation, Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov announced after meeting his Danish counterpart Troels Lund Poulsen on Feb. 24.

24 February, 07:33 PM

Kyiv ties peace to three conditions: closed sky, broken army, collapsed war chest

Ukraine has a concrete three-point plan to compel Russia into peace — and it runs parallel to diplomacy, Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said on the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion.

24 February, 05:10 PM

Ukraine launches sweeping mobilization overhaul to fix years of draft failures

Ukraine’s Defense Ministry is preparing a comprehensive overhaul of the country’s mobilization system, Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said on Feb. 23.

23 February, 02:45 PM

Germany optimistic on fresh Patriot missile deliveries to Ukraine

Kyiv will soon receive additional PAC-2 and PAC-3 interceptor missiles for Patriot air defense systems, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced at the Feb. 12 press conference following the 33rd meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in Brussels, Interfax-Ukraine reported.

13 February, 08:43 AM

Allies pledge $38 billion in further military aid to Ukraine, minister says

Ukraine will receive new military aid packages totaling nearly $38 billion from partners, with much of it earmarked for air defense and drone capabilities, Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov announced on Feb. 12.

13 February, 03:09 AM

Ukraine’s drone production will likely expand substantially in six months, officer says

Col. Yurii Fedorenko, commander of the 429th Unmanned Systems Brigade, expects the military’s demand for combat drones to be met within six months, Fedorenko said in an interview with NV Radio on Feb. 11.

12 February, 01:20 AM

Zelenskyy orders stronger defenses for Ukraine’s critical infrastructure

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ordered steps to strengthen protection for Ukraine’s critical infrastructure following a daily energy coordination call, the president wrote on social media on Feb. 11.

11 February, 08:28 PM

Soldiers under Contract 18-24 to receive mandatory mobilization deferment

Soldiers serving under Contract 18-24 may soon receive a mandatory one-year deferment from mobilization after completing their service, Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov announced on Feb. 10.

10 February, 02:43 PM

Ukraine says Russia blackmails POW families to register Starlink terminals

Looking for a way out of a “tight spot” after illegal Starlink terminals were shut off, Russians have turned their attention to the families of Ukrainian prisoners of war, the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War reported on Feb. 10.

10 February, 12:21 PM

France prepares to transfer Mirage 2000 jets to Ukraine — Fedorov

France is preparing to transfer Mirage 2000 fighter jets to Ukraine, and the two countries have also signed a letter of intent on joint weapons production on their territories, Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said on Feb. 9.

9 February, 07:55 PM

Loss of Starlink and weather reduce Russian assaults in Northern Ukraine

Russian invaders continue to apply pressure along Ukraine’s northern border but have made no operational breakthroughs or achieved significant gains, as disruptions to Starlink satellite communications have emerged as a key factor reducing the effectiveness of Russian assaults, Ukraine’s Joint Forces Group of the Armed Forces reported on Feb. 8.

8 February, 11:58 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

Russian battlefield operations crippled after Starlink service cut

After Kyiv and SpaceX adopted a whitelist of Starlink terminals allowed to operate on Ukrainian territory, the intensity of Russian attacks on the front has dropped notably, Suspilne public broadcaster reported on Feb. 5.

5 February, 11:28 PM

Fedorov confirms Starlink terminals used by Russian forces have been blocked

Ukraine’s Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said Starlink terminals that Russian forces had been using in the war against Ukraine have been blocked, adding that registration of Ukrainian terminals is ongoing, he wrote on Telegram on Feb. 5.

5 February, 01:57 PM

Fedorov orders military to whitelist Starlink devices or risk losing critical communications

Ukraine’s Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has outlined how military units can verify Starlink terminals and urged troops to add them to a national “whitelist” to ensure stable, uninterrupted communications, according to a statement he posted on Telegram on Feb. 4.

4 February, 12:14 PM

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