Ukrainian Ground Forces

Russia strikes Ukrainian Ground Forces training unit with two ballistic missiles, killing several soldiers

Russia launched two ballistic missiles during a large-scale attack, striking a training unit of Ukraine’s Ground Forces located in a rear and “relatively calm” part of the country, the Southern Operational Command reported on Oct. 16.

16 October 2025, 05:39 PM

Iskander missiles hit Ukrainian Army training site

Russia launched a combined strike on a Ukrainian Army training unit, killing and wounding personnel with weapons that included two Iskander ballistic missiles, the Ukrainian Ground Forces said on Sept. 24.

24 September 2025, 05:03 PM

Russian drones strike Ukrainian Army training center

Russian Shahed drones targeted the grounds of one of the of the Ukrainian Ground Forces training centers, the military reported on Telegram on June 24.

24 June 2025, 02:33 PM

Russian missile hits Ukrainian army training site, killing and injuring soldiers

A Russian missile strike targeted a Ukrainian Armed Forces training ground on June 22, killing and injuring several soldiers, Ukraine’s Ground Forces reported via Telegram.

22 June 2025, 05:31 PM

North Korea preparing soldiers for large-scale conflicts through Kursk operation, says Ukrainian military

North Korea is using the war in Ukraine to prepare its soldiers for future large-scale conflicts, according to Ivan Tymochko, the head of the Reserve Council of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, said during the national telethon program on Jan. 12.

12 January 2025, 05:35 PM

Dykyi details commanders’ opposition to military ombudsman role

Yevhen Dykyi, a Russo-Ukrainian war veteran and former Aidar Battalion commander, told Radio NV the military leadership would resist creating a military ombudsman, according to an interview published Dec. 19.

22 December 2024, 10:40 AM

Zelenskyy visits HIMARS division on southern front on Ground Forces Day

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited military personnel in Zaporizhzhya Oblast on Dec. 12, honoring them on Ground Forces Day and presenting state awards, the head of state reported on X.

12 December 2024, 04:45 PM

Ukraine's new basic military training program: Preparing recruits for combat

Ukraine has extended its basic military training program (BMT) to 45 days, allowing for more practical exercises and better preparation of recruits, the Ground Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces told NV on Nov. 11.

11 November 2024, 06:15 PM

Ukraine limits mobilization of middle-aged men

According to a directive from the Ukrainian military, men aged 50-60 are drafted into service only in select cases, Ukrainian MP and member of the parliamentary Defense Committee, Fedir Venislavsky, told Liga.net on Sept. 25.

25 September 2024, 11:47 PM

13 captured by Ukrainian forces in Kursk amid intense fighting

Ukrainian soldiers have captured 13 Russian servicemen in Russia's Kursk Oblast, according to Ukraine's Ground Forces on Sep. 17.

17 September 2024, 02:28 PM

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