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05 December 2024
During a working visit to Kharkiv region, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal visited an enterprise that began producing innovative equipment for demining operations after the outbreak of full-scale war and presented gifts to its employees.
04 December 2024
The skills of those undergoing military service in missile and artillery units have become a powerful "fire fist" of Ukraine’s Defense Forces.
02 December 2024
Nearly 70 mine action operators and over 4,000 sappers are currently engaged in demining operations in Ukraine.
Participants in the ninth meeting of the Demining Coalition, co-chaired by Lithuania and Iceland, discussed Ukraine's needs for equipment and weapons, and also agreed on the Roadmap for Assistance for 2025-2034.
01 December 2024
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said he conveyed to partners Ukraine’s specific needs to strengthen the nation’s "air shield" against Russian missiles and drones.
29 November 2024
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has decided to allocate UAH 150 million collected from intellectual property fees to purchase weapons and equipment for the Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) of the Ministry of Defense.
A Ukrainian defense plant will replace approximately 24,000 defective 120 mm mortar shells and enhance quality control measures at all stages of production. This decision follows the detection of irregular component performance in November.
28 November 2024
Ukraine’s new basic general military training program for mobilized personnel provides for more time for firing training, tactical preparation, topography, and tactical medicine study.
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said that during the latest attack, Russia launched at Ukraine nearly 100 kamikaze drones and over 90 missiles of various types, including Kalibrs fitted with cluster munitions targeting civil infrastructure.
27 November 2024
The U.S. Air Force said that drones have been spotted over its bases in the UK in the past few days.
26 November 2024
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has been investigating the causes of malfunctions in 120mm mortar shells for the past three weeks and has suspended the use of certain batches of ammunition by the Armed Forces.
Estonian Minister of Defense Hanno Pevkur has urged Western countries to invest in Ukraine's defense industry.
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has codified and approved the use of the portable simulator "Safe Sky" for training mobile air defense teams. The device is integrated into the weapons the groups use.
The U.S. Department of Defense has officially confirmed it has opened tenders for military contractors, thus, they will be able to repair American equipment and weapon systems in Ukraine.
25 November 2024
Rustem Umerov, Ukraine's Minister of Defense, discussed urgent needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) and priority areas of assistance with the defense ministers of Germany, France, Italy, the UK, and Poland during a video conference.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov says that countries that are part of the International Drone Coalition for Ukraine will allocate EUR 1.8 billion euros to support the Ukrainian Armed Forces this year.
Deputy Minister of Defense for European Integration Serhiy Boiev and State Secretary of the German Ministry of Defense Nils Hilmer discussed cooperation in the production of air defense systems and armored vehicles.
24 November 2024
The Lithuanian Ministry of Defense announced the delivery of a new batch of military aid to Ukraine this week.
23 November 2024
Poland has invited Slovakia to join the East Shield project to build fortifications along the border with Russia and Belarus.
22 November 2024
The Cabinet of Ministers of has approved the plan for implementing the Maritime Security Strategy of Ukraine, developed by the Ministry of Defense.
As part of his visit to Stockholm, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov met with representatives of Swedish defense companies and discussed the implementation of new projects in the areas of military equipment and weapons production.
Late November, the Armed Forces of Ukraine will present a concept for reform that would switch the force to a corpse structure.
Sweden will finance the production of Ukrainian long-range drones under the Danish model.
Kyiv hosted the DFNC2: Dutch Edition seminar dedicated to the development of bilateral cooperation between the defense companies of Ukraine and the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
The construction of fortifications along the Ukrainian-Belarusian border in Zhytomyr region has been completed.
21 November 2024
During a meeting in Copenhagen, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov of Ukraine and his Finnish counterpart Antti Häkkänen discussed the possibilities of strengthening Ukrainian defense capabilities with Finnish defense products.
Minister of Defense of Ukraine Rustem Umerov and members of Parliament of the Kingdom of Denmark discussed enhancing cooperation within the framework of the Victory Plan.
20 November 2024
The Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Rustem Umerov, and the Minister of State, Deputy Secretary of State for the House of Lords at the UK Ministry of Defense Lord Vernon Coaker discussed in Copenhagen the supply of assistance to the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 2025.
Ukraine’s Minister of Defense Rustem Umerov and the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of National Defense of Poland Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz discussed issues of cooperation, including the training of the Ukrainian military and deepening of cooperation in the field of defense industry.
Ukraine’s Defense Minister Rustem Umyerov and his Estonian counterpart Hanno Pevkur signed the Memorandum of Understanding between the two defense ministries.