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24 January 2025
Ukraine’s Defense Minister Rustem Umerov has submitted a proposal to the Cabinet of Ministers to dismiss his deputy, Dmytro Klimenkov, and decided not to extend the contract with Maryna Bezrukova, the current Head of the Defense Procurement Agency.
The Demining Capabilities Coalition of Ukraine will soon make its first procurement in 2025 for the needs of clearing Ukrainian territories of explosives, worth over EUR 30 million.
23 January 2025
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced the deployment of two Patriot missile batteries near the Rzeszow-Jasionka airport, where the international hub for aid for Ukraine operates.
20 January 2025
The only problem with creating new brigades is finding trained commanders who can lead the troops.
19 January 2025
Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi says he hasn't lost faith in victory as Ukraine’s Defense Forces has been in worse situations since war-start.
Ukraine has the capacity and capabilities to create its own missile complexes and air defense systems.
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi held discussions with General Jennie Carignan, Chief of the Defense Staff of the Canadian Armed Forces, focusing on enhancing Ukraine's air and missile defense systems.
The transfer of highly qualified Air Force specialists to Ukraine’s infantry is prohibited by the order of the Commander-in-Chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi.
Ukraine's Defense Minister Rustem Umerov met with Canadian Chief of Defense Staff General Jennie Carignan, during which the parties discussed cooperation in the field of arms supply and production.
17 January 2025
Another military aid package from Italy is already on its way to Ukraine, including modern weapons that will help the Defense Forces deliver powerful strikes against the enemy.
16 January 2025
The United Kingdom is sending 150 artillery barrels produced by Sheffield Forgemasters and a new Grateful mobile air defense system specifically designed to meet Ukraine’s needs.
The German government has provided nearly 100 vehicles to the units of Ukraine’s National Police and National Guard, intended for maintaining public order and protecting critical infrastructure in the country.
15 January 2025
Ukraine's Defense Minister Rustem Umerov and a delegation from Latvia’s Saeima led by Speaker Daiga Mierina discussed strengthening cooperation in the production and use of drones.
Ukrainian Minister for Strategic Industries Herman Smetanin and German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius have discussed the involvement of the German side in the ZBROYARI: Manufacturing Freedom initiative.
14 January 2025
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius did not discuss the deployment of foreign troops in Ukraine during his visit to Kyiv, as this is a matter of negotiations between Ukraine, Russia, and other countries.
At a meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine’s Minister of Defense, Rustem Umerov, and his German colleague Boris Pistorius discussed strengthening the countries' strategic partnership in protecting the sky over Ukraine.
Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine for European Integration Serhiy Boiev has called on members of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group (Ramstein format) to invest in Ukraine's defense-industrial complex.
The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has received 32,400 120mm mortars to replace 54,000 defective ones that were withdrawn. The manufacturer corrected all deficiencies at its own expense.
13 January 2025
Europe should explore opportunities for providing long-term military support to Ukraine, including through cooperation with its defense industry.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov hopes for increased military, political, and economic assistance from Britain this year.
Ukraine has become the first user of the new RCH 155 wheeled howitzer after Germany sent it their latest artillery system.
Donald Trump's team, like Joe Biden's adminstration, is calling on Ukraine to lower the mobilization age to 18 in order to shift responsibility for the war onto Ukraine, believes Oleksandr Kraiev, an expert at the Ukrainian Prism Foreign Policy Council.
10 January 2025
Russian carries out hybrid attacks against Western nations in the Baltic Sea practically every day, and NATO will stand united to address the issue.
In December 2024, the government provided additional funding for 100 combat brigades, allocating 25-27 million UAH for each. The process of additional financing for the brigades will continue in January.
09 January 2025
President Volodymyr Zelensky says during today's meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in the Ramstein format, additional support packages worth $2 billion were approved.
Norway will provide the largest military aid package to Ukraine in its history this year as the volume will reach over EUR 2 billion.
Canada will allocate CAD 440 million (nearly US$330 million) for military assistance to Ukraine.
Poland is now preparing another package of defense assistance to Ukraine.
Norwegian Defense Minister Bjørn Arild Gram said during the meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group on Thursday that his country has allocated 700 million Norwegian kroner (about $61.3 million) within a drone procurement initiative for Ukraine.
The United Kingdom, together with other NATO member states, will send 30,000 FPV drones to Ukraine after the conclusion of contracts worth GBP 45 million by the international coalition Drone Capability Coalition co-led by the UK and Latvia.