Ukraine’s National Guard

Ukraine's National Guard drone destroys Russian Osa missile system estimated at $10 million

Ukrainian troops destroyed an Osa surface-to-air missile system near the Russian-occupied town of Volnovakha in Donetsk Oblast. Such a system is estimated to cost $10 million, the 3rd Operational Purpose Brigade "Spartan" of the National Guard of Ukraine reported on Facebook on Sept. 19.

20 September, 04:58 PM

National Guard officials suspected of UAH 150M embezzlement scheme – NABU

Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau said that eight people were suspected of involvement in the alleged embezzlement of more than UAH 150 million ($3.6 million) from the National Guard on July 21.

21 July, 04:57 PM

Omega divers destroyed Russian Su-24M bomber in Crimea

Combat divers from the Omega Special Purpose Center of Ukraine's National Guard destroyed a Russian Su-24M bomber at the Saky military airfield in occupied Crimea, National Guard Commander Oleksandr Pivnenko said on July 16.

16 July, 05:51 PM

Azov strike drones reach 100 miles behind front lines, targeting Russian supply routes

Drone pilots of Ukraine's 1st Azov Corps of the National Guard are operating reconnaissance and strike drones over Russian-occupied Mariupol, patrolling roads up to 160 kilometers from the front line, the corps reported on May 8.

8 May, 07:04 PM

Ukraine's National Guard destroys Russian S-400 system in Belgorod Oblast

Ukraine’s National Guard units, working with Lasar’s Group and the Achilles 429th Unmanned Systems Brigade, destroyed a Russian S-400 Triumph air defense system in Belgorod Oblast, the National Guard reported in a Telegram post on March 4.

4 March, 06:18 PM

Russian forces launch tank-led assaults near Pokrovsk — Ukrainian officer

Russian troops have resumed mechanized assaults involving tanks in the Pokrovsk sector, a Ukrainian National Guard officer said on Dec. 29.

29 December 2025, 11:49 AM

Operational security ensured liberation of Kupyansk

Strict secrecy surrounding Ukraine’s push to evict Russian troops from Kupyansk, Kharkiv Oblast, ensured that Russia missed the opportunity to reinforce its positions there, Yuriy Butusov, a sergeant with the National Guard’s Second Corps, told NV Radio on Dec. 16.

16 December 2025, 10:43 PM

National Guardsman killed in Kyiv IED blast

A National Guard service member was killed on Dec. 11 in an explosion in Kyiv’s Darnytskyi district as he patrolled a restricted site with a colleague, Kyiv City Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement via Telegram.

11 December 2025, 09:53 PM

‘Enemy suffers heavy losses’: 1st Azov Corps takes up defensive line near Pokrovsk

Fighters from the 1st Azov Corps of Ukraine’s National Guard have taken up a designated defensive line in the Pokrovsk sector, the corps said in a statement published on Aug. 12.

12 August 2025, 10:11 AM

Russian troops try to storm Ukrainian lines on motorcycles — video

Footage showing Ukrainian forces repelling a Russian assault in the Kupyansk direction, where the enemy attempted to break through on motorcycles, was shared by the 15th operational brigade of Ukraine’s National Guard on Telegram on May 13.

13 May 2025, 12:03 PM

Ukraine retakes key forest in sweeping 5-month Kharkiv operation

Ukrainian forces have successfully regained positions near the village of Lyptsi in Kharkiv Oblast after a five-and-a-half-month operation, the DeepState monitoring group reported on Telegram on May 8, citing the National Guard’s 13th Brigade Charter.

8 May 2025, 11:28 AM

Ukrainian defenders repel massive Russian motorcycle assault near Pokrovsk

Ukraine’s Defense Forces thwarted one of the largest Russian assaults involving motorcycles on the Pokrovsk front on April 17, a battle described as historic, according to a Facebook post by the National Guard’s press service.

18 April 2025, 04:50 PM

Russian forces increasing use of armored vehicles along front line — ISW

Russian forces appear to be stepping up their use of armored vehicles across the entire combat theater, according to an April 14 assessment from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

15 April 2025, 10:12 AM

Ukrainian Guardsmen seize five Russian troops, including ‘notable’ soldier

In a combat zone on one of the war’s fiercest fronts, National Guard of Ukraine (NGU) soldiers took five Russian troops prisoner, who chose survival over death, the NGU reported on Telegram on March 18, releasing footage from the operation.

18 March 2025, 05:45 PM

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

Russian troops surrender to Ukraine’s National Guard near Pokrovsk

Ukrainian defenders captured a group of Russian occupation forces on the Pokrovsk front, the Spartan 3rd Operational Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine reported on Feb. 7.

7 February 2025, 05:35 PM

Ukrainian pimp avoids jail by donating $25k to National Guard

A court in Lviv allowed a convicted pimp to donate 1 million UAH (almost $25k) to the National Guard instead of serving his sentence, The Halytskyi District Court wrote in its verdict, published on Jan. 23.

31 January 2025, 01:14 PM

National Guard captures Shahed drone interception over Poltava Oblast

17th Brigade of Ukraine’s National Guard shot down three Russian-launched Shahed drones overnight, the officers wrote on Telegram, and published the corresponding video on Jan. 2.

2 January 2025, 12:59 PM

Majority of National Guard fights for Ukraine’s freedom

60% of National Guard troops are directly involved in combat operations on the frontline, its commander Oleksandr Pivnenko said, Interfax-Ukraine reported on Dec. 26.

26 December 2024, 03:12 PM

Army+ app now allows Ukraine’s National Guard personnel to transfer between units — Volodymyr Zelenskyy

The Army+ app now enables Ukraine’s National Guard personnel to transfer between units, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his evening address on Dec. 15.

16 December 2024, 11:35 AM

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