24 December 2024
Thanks to the functioning of the logistics hub at the Rzeszow-Jasionka airport (POLLOG HUB), 45 countries around have delivered military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine.
23 December 2024
Ukrainian Army service members will undergo courses on survival, evasion, resistance, and escape (SERE) according to a new military standard.
A significant military aid package from Germany, described as one of the largest to date, has been delivered to Ukraine, including advanced air defense systems and other critical equipment.
21 December 2024
The U.S. and Germany’s defense chiefs, Lloyd Austin and Boris Pistorius, discussed further support for Ukraine and the upcoming meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group (the Ramstein format) during a phone call on Friday.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine have established in their structure a separate unit dealing with the protection of cultural heritage.
Ukraine and U.S. defense chiefs had a phone call on Friday to discuss the developments on the frontlines, the prospects for continued military support from the United States, as well as preparations for the meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group.
Ukrainian military experts have presented to American counterparts evidence of Western electronic components used in Russian weapons.
Ukraine has successfully completed the testing phase for a range of drones equipped with fiber-optic communication, with the process of obtaining a NATO code nearing completion.
The Ministers of Defense of Ukraine and Italy discussed military assistance to Ukraine next year, particularly the prospect of equipping the Armed Forces brigades.
20 December 2024
Norway has contributed a USD 232 million package (approximately 2.6 billion Norwegian kroner) to support Ukraine. The funding will provide military equipment through the International Fund for Ukraine.
19 December 2024
Denmark has allocated 2.1 billion Danish kroner (more than EUR 281 million) to bolster Ukraine's air defense.
The United Kingdom will send a £225 million ($286 million) military aid package to Ukraine, focusing on bolstering its navy and air defense capabilities.
Ukraine's Ministry of Defense has codified and approved for supply the CRAB-LS, a domestically produced universal ground robotic system, for use by the Armed Forces.
A special information section, Arsenal, is now available on the website of the Ministry of Defense designed for manufacturers of weapons and military equipment.
18 December 2024
At a meeting in Kyiv with UK Secretary of State for Defense John Healey, Rustem Umerov discussed the possibility of financing joint defense projects, in particular through proceeds from frozen Russian assets.
17 December 2024
Since the beginning of the year, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has transferred over 1.3 million unmanned aerial vehicles to the Defense Forces, actively continuing such deliveries.
Germany’s arms manufacturer Rheinmetall will transfer 20 more Marder 1A3 infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine next year.
The State Logistics Operator (DOT) has announced its first procurement of fuel and lubricants for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for 2025.
16 December 2024
The Ministry of Defense has approved for use in the Defense Forces a new Ukrainian-made SOVA 10 unmanned aerial vehicle.
14 December 2024
Ukrainian Deputy Minister of Defense Serhiy Boyev discussed with ambassadors and representatives of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Denmark, Norway, Iceland and Sweden the priorities of military and financial assistance to Ukraine in 2025.
During a meeting in Kyiv, Defense Minister of Ukraine Rustem Umerov and EU Commissioner for Defense and Space Andrius Kubilius outlined new areas of cooperation and discussed the training of strategic reserve brigades with the help of EU partners.
13 December 2024
Finland has approved its 26th defense assistance package for Ukraine and has already started working on the next one.
The Biden administration is taking steps to speed up the delivery of arms packages to Ukraine, ensuring their arrival before the potential inauguration of Donald Trump.
Deputy Chief of Engineering Troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Volodymyr Husar, assured that there are currently no problems with fortification on any front.
Ukraine’s Defense Minister, Rustem Umerov, has shared the 2024 accomplishments of the IT Coalition established to support Ukraine.
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine the Czech Republic has donated to Kyiv weapons and ammunition from own army stocks worth 7.3 billion Czech crowns (EUR 291.5 million).
The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine released a clarification on being delegated authority to procure defense goods worth UAH 23 billion, aiming to dispel a number of myths in this regard.
Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal discussed with EU Commissioner for Defense and Space Andrius Kubilius at a meeting in Kyiv on December 13 cooperation between the defense industries of Ukraine and the EU.
Ukrainian arms producers have manufactured and installed a remotely controlled module involving 14.5mm and 7.62mm machine guns on an M113 armored personnel carrier.
The latest defense assistance package for Ukraine, announced by U.S. President Biden on Thursday, is estimated at $500 million.