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Drone Coalition secures €2 billion in aid for Ukraine in first year – Defense Ministry
In its first year, the Drone Coalition has provided Ukraine with €2 billion in assistance from partner countries, including direct drone deliveries and financial support for acquiring UAVs from domestic and foreign manufacturers, Ukraine’s Defense Ministry reported on March 5.
5 March 2025, 01:13 PM
Nation
From battlefield to space: Ukrainian robots head to NASA for testing
Ukrainian robots are set to make their mark at NASA, Digital Transformation Minister Mykhailo Fedorov announced on March 4, as Diia.City-based company DroneUA begins supplying its technology to the U.S. space agency.
4 March 2025, 05:49 PM
Nation
Over 21,000 troops return to service under new law
Approximately 21,100 Ukrainian servicemembers returned to duty between Nov. 29, 2024, and March 1, 2025, according to Ukraine’s State Bureau of Investigation (SBI).
3 March 2025, 05:46 PM
Nation
Shmyhal announces additional $200M for drone procurement
Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers has allocated an additional 7.9 billion hryvnias ($200 million) for drone procurement, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced on Feb. 21 during a government meeting.
21 February 2025, 02:21 PM
Nation
Ukraine deploys U13 and U15 drones: Jam-resistant ‘birds’ ready for battlefield strikes
Ukraine’s Defense Ministry has codified and approved the use of domestically produced U13 and U15 unmanned aerial systems (UAS) within the country’s Defense Forces, the Main Directorate for Weapons and Military Equipment Lifecycle Support reported on Feb. 18.
18 February 2025, 03:00 PM
Nation
Ukraine open to peace talks – but only from a position of strength, defense chief says
Ukraine is prepared to negotiate an end to the war, but lasting peace is only possible if the country remains strong on the battlefield, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said on Feb. 12.
12 February 2025, 11:56 AM
Nation
Ukraine's Defense Ministry approves BATON drones for military use
Ukraine's Defense Ministry has approved the use of domestically made BATON drones by Defense Forces units, the ministry said on Feb. 10.
10 February 2025, 05:04 PM
Russian war
Nearly 430k soldiers join Russian army in 2024 - Ukraine’s Defense Ministry
Russia’s armed forces recruited at least 427k soldiers, averaging 36,000 new troops per month, Ukraine's First Deputy Defense Minister, Lieutenant General Ivan Havryliuk said in an interview with Ukrinform published on Feb. 7.
7 February 2025, 01:50 PM
Nation
Ukraine’s Defense Ministry refutes $9.2B missing weapons claim, reveals actual figures
Ukraine’s Defense Ministry refuted activist Vitalii Shabunin’s claim that UAH 350 billion ($9.2 billion) worth of weapons never reached the military, calling it an “unfounded assumption unsupported by any documents or audits,” and provided NV with official data on overdue defense contracts and outstanding debts on Feb. 5.
5 February 2025, 12:41 PM
Nation
Ukraine boosts frontline power with $68M monthly drone fund for combat brigades
The Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers has approved an initiative by Ukraine’s Defense Ministry to distribute UAH 2.5 billion ($68 million) monthly among Armed Forces brigades for drone procurement, the ministry announced Jan. 21.
21 January 2025, 03:55 PM
Nation
Germany bankrolls massive ammo deal for Ukraine’s Gepard systems
The Ukrainian Defense Ministry ordered an additional batch of 180,000 rounds of 35mm HEI-T (High Explosive Incendiary with Tracer) ammunition for the Gepard anti-aircraft gun, German defense conglomerate Rheinmetall announced on Jan. 6.
6 January 2025, 02:19 PM
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Audit of U.S. military aid to Ukraine reveals no major discrepancies, Defense Ministry says
An audit of American spare parts provided as military aid to Ukraine found no significant discrepancies, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry reported on Oct. 24.
24 October 2024, 02:06 PM
Nation
Ukrainian Armed Forces to receive new Khorunzhiy armored personnel carrier
Ukraine’s Defense Ministry has announced that the new Khorunzhiy armored personnel carrier, a deeply modernized version of the Soviet BTR-60, has been approved for supply to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, according to a statement released on Sept. 2.
2 September 2024, 04:38 PM
Nation
Ukraine's Defense Ministry detects three fake Reserve+ apps
The Ukrainian Defense Ministry discovered three fake Reserve+ web applications being at the development stage, Deputy Defense Minister Kateryna Chernohorenko said on national television on August 5.
5 August 2024, 02:03 PM
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Ukraine's Reserve+ app helps streamline military record updates
1.1 million of those liable for military service who updated their data in the Reserve+ app after May 18 are eligible for conscription, said Defense Ministry spokesperson Dmytro Lazutkin, Armyinform reported on June 25.
25 June 2024, 01:06 PM
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Digital military ID now available in Reserve+ app - Ukrainian Defense Ministry
The Reserve+ mobile app introduced a digital military ID on June 18, Defense Ministry's Deputy Minister for Digital Development, Digital Transformation and Digitalization, Kateryna Chernohorenko reported on Facebook on June 18.
18 June 2024, 01:19 PM
Business
State-owned Ukrtatnafta to get an independent oversight board
Ukraine’s state-owned enterprise Naftogaz and the Defense Ministry, the sole shareholders of oil refining company Ukrtatnafta, have decided to establish an independent oversight board to manage the business, Naftogaz announced on May 21.
22 May 2024, 01:36 AM
Nation
18 new Ukrainian-made weapons get green light from Defense Ministry
Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense has authorized 18 new models of weapons and military equipment for use by the Defense Forces over the past week, the department's press center reported on May 16.
16 May 2024, 03:59 PM
Nation
Political and personal reasons behind DM Umerov's rumored resignation - Defense Committee MP
“There are a lot of reasonable claims against the Defense Ministry and the Minister in particular," Serhiy Rakhmanin, a member of the Verkhovna Rada's Committee on National Security, Defense and Intelligence, said in an interview with Radio NV on May 4.
6 May 2024, 04:30 PM
Nation
Uzhhorod opens new recruitment center for Ukrainian Armed Forces
A Ukrainian army recruitment center opened in Uzhhorod, Ukraine's Deputy Defense Minister, Natalia Kalmykova, reported on Facebook on May 1.
1 May 2024, 07:40 PM

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