14 August 2026
First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal, during a visit to the Sumy region, held a meeting with the leadership of the Regional State Administration and the heads of the region’s energy companies to discuss preparations for the fall-winter period of 2026/2027.
11 August 2026
There are currently no plans in Ukraine to mobilize women or to change the rules concerning fathers of three children.
07 August 2026
German defense company Diehl Defence is developing the Sky Sphere counter-drone system with the CICADA effector, which successfully completed testing at the Grafenwoehr training range in 2025.
03 August 2026
Anti-drone defenses are being built around Kharkiv; the first 7 million hryvnias for this project were allocated from the regional budget.
29 July 2026
An Iskander ballistic missile used by Russia to strike the Kyiv region on July 10 contained more than 140 foreign-made components from the United States, Switzerland, Germany, Taiwan, China, and Japan. Without these imported parts, Russia would be unable to manufacture such ballistic missiles.
Ukrainian defense industry enterprises have received 167 concessional loans totaling more than UAH 10 billion under a state support program implemented by the Ministry of Defense.
28 July 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has met with the leadership of U.S. defense contractor Lockheed Martin to discuss expanding bilateral defense cooperation, including joint production and technology sharing.
25 July 2026
The UK military will receive AR5 unmanned reconnaissance systems that have been tested by Ukraine's Defense Forces during the war against Russia.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Sergii Koretskyi and Acting Defense Minister Yevhenii Khmara discussed the supply of air defense missiles with Raytheon Vice President for Land and Air Defense and the CEO of Raytheon Ukraine.
22 July 2026
A total of 21.9 metric tons of equipment donated by Lithuania has been delivered to the Kharkiv region from the Ministry of Energy’s emergency energy aid warehouses.
20 July 2026
On Monday, July 20, another humanitarian convoy worth nearly 160,000 euros, assembled thanks to donations from Latvian residents, will depart from Riga for Ukraine.
19 July 2026
The Kharkiv region received 12 pickup trucks and two road rollers from the German Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW).
15 July 2026
President Volodymyr Zelensky said he hopes Ukraine will receive licenses to manufacture missiles for Patriot air defense systems by the end of 2026.
As part of the FREYJA anti-ballistic program, Ukraine is developing the core elements of the system – launchers and the missile itself – but faces a shortage of radar capabilities.
After agreeing today on the Drone Deal with Ukraine, the European Union is exploring ways to apply the same model of cooperation between the defense industries to other military products, such as missiles and air defense capabilities.
The European Union has allocated another batch of military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of EUR 1 billion for the purchase of drones as part of the Ukraine Support Loan for 2026-2027.
Leading European defense companies have already joined the project, including Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, Thales, Safran, MBDA, Eurosam, Saab, Diehl Defence, Weibel Scientific, Fire Point, HENSOLDT, Sener, and Leonardo.
Russia plans to produce 120 Banderol cruise missiles per month, although the manufacturing plant has not yet reached its target production rate.
14 July 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and French President Emmanuel Macron have adopted a Joint Declaration outlining a roadmap for Ukraine's acquisition of Rafale fighter jets, SAMP/T NG air and ballistic missile defense systems, as well as licensed production in Ukraine of missiles for the systems, SCALP cruise missiles, and Aster 30 interceptor missiles.
Dutch Defense Minister Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius has called for increasing the production of ammunition for air defense systems to help Ukraine defend itself against Russian ballistic missile attacks.
13 July 2026
Following a meeting of the Coalition of the Willing in Paris, French President Emmanuel Macron announced new measures to strengthen Ukraine’s air defense and the launch of a long-term program to modernize Ukraine’s combat aviation.
12 July 2026
Germany will finance the purchase of 50,000 strike drones for Ukraine.
President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed strengthening Ukraine's air defenses and improving the staffing of combat brigades with Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov.
11 July 2026
Poland is ready to help Ukraine modernize its MiG-29 fighter jets, but the costs of the upgrades should be covered by Ukraine or its allied partners.
06 July 2026
Despite operating under extraordinary wartime pressure, Ukraine has succeeded in building a flexible technological ecosystem for defense innovation, while the decisive factor in future conflicts will not be the number of drones but their ability to operate as a single integrated system.
The British Armed Forces are establishing a new operational group that will be responsible for the development and deployment of drones.
05 July 2026
The second phase of the international Sea Breeze exercises will be held in July, with the main focus on mine countermeasures and the protection of civilian shipping.
01 July 2026
Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov and his Swedish counterpart, Pål Jonson, discussed the next stages of implementing an initiative to supply modern Gripen fighter jets to strengthen Ukraine's air defense.
Partner countries under the Drone Deal framework, with which Ukraine has intergovernmental agreements, will be able to purchase Ukrainian weapons and technologies and work directly with Ukrainian manufacturers.
Ukraine is testing laser-based air defense systems, ramping up production of low-cost interceptor missiles, and expanding the combat use of drones, Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has said.