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03 December 2021
One of the priorities of the Ministry of Defense is to build an effective procurement system. To do this, the Ministry of Defense will create a new structure.
The Defense Ministry of Ukraine plans to introduce an electronic resource management system and to conduct inventories of the entire defense sector in 2022.
The Ministry of Defense, together with the General Staff of the Armed Forces, is working out the structure of Ukraine’s future cyber forces and preparing a relevant bill to establish them.
Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Turkey to Ukraine Yağmur Ahmet Güldere discussed the implementation of joint defense projects.
In 2022, the budget of the Ministry of Defense will be the largest in the history of independent Ukraine.
The Ministry of Defense should become an effective civilian authority that formulates policies, as well as runs military, political and administrative management of the Armed Forces, as well as ensures civil and democratic control.
United States Army General Mark Milley says that the activity of Russian troops near Ukraine's borders triggers a lot of concern.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov has said that Ukrainian intelligence is analyzing all scenarios for a possible large-scale invasion by Russia.
At a meeting with Head of the European Union Delegation to Ukraine Matti Maasikas, Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov welcomed the decision taken the day before at a meeting of the EU Council to allocate EUR 31 million to Ukraine under the European Peace Facility, Ukrinform reports, referring to the Defense Ministry’s press service.
Over the past 24 hours, on December 2, the Russian occupation forces violated the ceasefire six times, twice engaging Ukrainian forces with weapons proscribed by the Minsk Agreements.
02 December 2021
The Council of the European Union has decided to allocate EUR 31 million to Ukraine to strengthen its defense capabilities under the newly established European Peace Facility.
The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine has recorded 265 ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and six ceasefire violations in Luhansk region over the past 24 hours, according to daily report No. 282/2021 issued by the SMM on December 1.
Over the past 24 hours, on December 1, Ukraine reported four ceasefire violations by the Russian occupation forces, including one with the use of weapons proscribed by the Minsk agreements.
01 December 2021
President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated that the funding for the security and defense sector will exceed UAH 320 billion in 2022.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba emphasized that Ukraine has a full right to receive military technology and weapons and outlined Ukraine’s key needs in the defense sphere – missile defense systems and air defense systems.
The OSCE SMM recorded 139 ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and 163 ceasefire violations in Luhansk region over the past 24 hours.
In 2022, the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will partake in 26 multinational exercises, both in Ukraine and beyond.
The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine has seen 28 tanks of Russian occupation troops at a compound in a non-government-controlled area of Luhansk region, located outside designated storage sites.
Over the past day, November 30, Russian-occupation troops violated ceasefire in the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) area in eastern Ukraine four times, including two attacks with the use of the weapons banned under the Minsk agreements.
30 November 2021
Kharkiv Armored Plant has carried out the first overhaul of the tank T-64BVK (commander version), which has already successfully passed standard tests, the press service of Ukraine's state defense conglomerate Ukroboronprom has said.
In November, the occupiers have secretly delivered military equipment, weapons and fuel to certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions (CADLR).
About 7,000 officers of the Russian special services are involved in shattering and destabilizing the situation in Ukraine.
The United States continues to monitor the movement of Russian troops near the Ukrainian border, noting their increased numbers.
Between the evenings of November 26 to 28, the OSCE SMM recorded 495 ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and 164 ceasefire violations in Luhansk region.
The militants of the Russian armed formations again denied the OSCE SMM patrols passage across the contact line near Stanytsia Luhanska, Zolote and Molodizhne in Luhansk region.
Over the past day, November 29, Russian-occupation troops violated ceasefire in Joint Forces Operation (JFO) area in eastern Ukraine eight times, including two attacks with the use of the weapons banned under the Minsk agreements.
29 November 2021
A group of Russian servicemen has arrived in non-government-controlled areas in eastern Ukraine to "strengthen" sabotage and sapper units, the press service of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry's Main Intelligence Directorate has said.
Russian occupation forces committed 42 ceasefire violations in the area of the Joint Forces Operation in eastern Ukraine from November 22 to November 28, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry's press service has reported.
The naval aviation brigade of the Ukrainian Navy has received another batch of modernized Mi-8 helicopters, the Navy's command has reported on Facebook.
The NATO-Georgian Joint Training and Evaluation Center (JTEC) hosted a closing ceremony for the Maple Arch 2021 multinational command and staff exercise with the participation of Ukraine’s Armed Forces’ servicemen.