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07 August 2025
Ukrainian Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal had a phone call with Finnish Defense Minister Antti Häkkänen to discuss Ukraine’s defense needs, including financing the domestic defense industry and procuring weapons.
Ukraine's defense-industrial complex currently includes around 900 enterprises, the majority of which are privately owned.
06 August 2025
President Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting with Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi, Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal, and Commander of the Air Assault Forces Oleh Apostol during a working trip to the Sumy region.
04 August 2025
The Ministry of Defense has approved a new camouflage pattern for the Ukrainian Armed Forces' clothing and equipment - MM-25.
01 August 2025
Raytheon Technologies Corp. has been awarded a $3.5 billion contract by the U.S. Department of Defense for the production of Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM). Ukraine is among the foreign recipients listed in the agreement.
Germany’s Bundeswehr is set to deliver additional Patriot air defense launchers to Ukraine in the coming days.
30 July 2025
Ukrainian Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal spoke with his German counterpart Boris Pistorius to review the outcomes of the latest Ramstein-format meeting.
25 July 2025
President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced that Ukraine has secured funding to acquire three U.S.-made Patriot air defense systems: two financed by Germany and one by Norway. However, Ukraine ultimately needs ten such systems to meet its defense needs.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has announced that he has reached an agreement with U.S. President Donald Trump that the United States will purchase drones from Ukraine.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated that USD 6 billion is needed to fund the production of interceptor drones, while the total annual requirement for producing missiles, various types of drones, and electronic warfare systems (EW) is USD 25 billion.
24 July 2025
Minister of Defense of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal and European Commissioner for Defense and Space Andrius Kubilius discussed the most urgent needs of Ukraine’s Defense Forces.
22 July 2025
There is already a road with anti-drone protection in the Zaporizhzhia region, which is 6.5 kilometers long, and there are plans to build another 200 kilometers.
21 July 2025
Minister of Defense of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte discussed a new initiative that would allow allies to procure U.S. weapons for Ukraine, including Patriot missile systems.
While introducing the new Minister of Defense, Denys Shmyhal, President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that the main task of the Defense Ministry must be to deliver a response to Russian attacks that is proportionate to the threat.
19 July 2025
Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal held a meeting with First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov. The main focus was on weapons production, interceptor drones, and deregulation in the defense sector to accelerate the delivery of equipment to the military.
The Australian government has completed the delivery of the first batch of M1A1 Abrams main battle tanks to Ukraine, following a decision made in October 2024.
18 July 2025
Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Svyrydenko stated that Ukraine plans to sign a drone agreement with the United States.
Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) will conduct an audit of the implementation of decisions made by the Supreme Commander-in-Chief's Staff.
Newly appointed Ukrainian Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal met with Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, General Oleksandr Syrskyi, and Chief of the General Staff, Major General Andrii Hnatov, to assess the battlefield situation and the urgent needs of Ukrainian defenders.
17 July 2025
President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that he had tasked the newly appointed government with increasing the share of Ukrainian-produced weapons on the front lines to 50% within six months.
Keith Kellogg, the U.S. President’s Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia, praised Ukraine’s innovative capabilities in the field of combat drone production, even noting that the American defense industrial base should take notice.
As part of a new package of logistical and material assistance, Latvia has handed over a batch of six-wheeled Patria armored personnel carriers to Ukraine’s Defense Forces.
16 July 2025
President Volodymyr Zelensky held a defense sector meeting focused on Ukraine’s domestic weapons production, agreements with international partners, and military supply efforts.
On July 15, Ukraine’s Ministry for Strategic Industries presented samples of domestically produced unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to a U.S. delegation led by Keith Kellogg, the U.S. President’s Special Envoy for Ukraine.
09 July 2025
The speed, cost-effectiveness and smartness of Ukraine’s defense production are impressive, but the country’s defense industry is only operating at 60% of capacity, said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
07 July 2025
Ukraine’s Minister of Defense Rustem Umerov has announced the launch of DOT-Chain Defense, a new digital system designed to streamline and accelerate the supply of weapons to the country’s Defense Forces.
Lieutenant General Kyrylo Budanov, Chief of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) and Major General Vadym Skibitskyi, his deputy, held a meeting with Peter Frølich, a member of the Norwegian Parliament and head of the charitable organization Fritt Ukraina.
06 July 2025
The Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) R-34-T, capable of laser target designation, has been officially approved for operational use by units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine.
05 July 2025
Ukraine and its partners are scaling up the production of long-range weapons and interceptor drones.
In the first half of 2025, Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense codified and approved a range of new domestically produced weapons, ammunition, and optical devices for use by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).