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16 April 2025
During a ceremony recognizing Ukrainian defense industry workers, President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that over 40% of the weapons used on the battlefield are domestically produced.
During a meeting in Kyiv, officials from the Ukrainian and Czech Ministries of Defense discussed the implementation of the ammunition initiative and assessed prospects for new long-term contracts.
Since the beginning of 2025, Ukraine’s Defense Procurement Agency, a state-owned enterprise under the Ministry of Defense, has delivered 420,000 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to the front.
15 April 2025
Fifty teams from the Brave1 cluster carried out testing of ground robotic platforms in conditions close to combat.
14 April 2025
On April 14, the United Kingdom allocated £752 million (over €868.2 million) to Ukraine through the G7 Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration (ERA) for Ukraine scheme. The funds will be directed toward military equipment, including air defense systems.
13 April 2025
The share of modernized and new equipment currently produced by the enterprises of JSC Ukroboronprom (Ukrainian Defense Industry, UOP) amounts to 96–97%.
11 April 2025
A total of 51 countries have united to support Ukraine, with air defense now being the top priority.
Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense is considering the possibility of holding the next meeting of leading countries and participants of the cabability coalitions within the Ramstein format in Ukraine, involving representatives of the Ukrainian Defense Forces and the domestic defense industry.
The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Oleksandr Syrskyi, speaking at the conference of the Logistics Forces Command, emphasized the importance of improving logistical and combat support, as well as restoring damaged military equipment, amid ongoing Russian offensive.
The countries participating in the Ukraine Defense Contact Group (also known as the Ramstein format) will announce a new military aid package for Ukraine worth $580 million during their meeting on Friday, April 11.
10 April 2025
Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov met with Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen in Brussels to discuss Ukraine's security needs and additional military assistance.
The aggressor state, Russia, will definitely not dictate to Ukraine the conditions regarding the size of the Armed Forces the country should have.
The Estonian-Ukrainian defense forum brought together around 30 Estonian companies in Kyiv to enhance collaboration and strengthen the defense capabilities of both nations.
Since the beginning of 2025, the United States has transferred 150 armored MRAP vehicles to Ukrainian law enforcement agencies to protect civilians, and another 40 are in the process of being delivered.
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas confirmed the intention to continue engaging closely with member states to ensure the supply of at least 2 million artillery shells to Ukraine before the end of this year.
If the demobilization was carried out without providing the Defense Forces with the necessary number of trained mobilized persons, a third of the army would actually be lost.
08 April 2025
The Belgian government is exploring several options for engaging in the international effort to ensure that a ceasefire in Ukraine is maintained once it is achieved.
04 April 2025
President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet today in Kyiv with representatives of the French and UK general staffs to discuss the deployment of a military contingent in Ukraine.
The XV NATO Innovation Challenge hackathon, dedicated to finding effective solutions to counter guided and glide aerial bombs, has wrapped up in Poland at the JATEC base, where the Ukrainian team received a special prize.
03 April 2025
The chiefs of the French and British armies will arrive in Ukraine this weekend to engage with the Ukrainian military on the issue of the deployment of deterrence forces.
Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur intends to come on a visit to Ukraine early next week.
The Ukrainian Navy’s Cherkasy and Chernihiv minesweepers became the first vessels since Russia’s full-scale invasion to receive an interoperability assessment in line with NATO standards.
The Czech initiative on ammunition for Ukraine guarantees supplies until September.
A Horhona (Gorgon) drone, capable of carrying up to five kilograms of explosives, has been developed in Zakarpattia. This bomber drone is designed to target and destroy enemy equipment, dugouts, and personnel.
Europe must provide military assistance to Ukraine as soon as possible. Of the EUR 5 billion pledged to Ukraine this year for the purchase of at least 2 million ammunition rounds, EU member states already have more than 50%.
EU defense ministers are holding an informal meeting in Warsaw today to discuss ways to further assist Ukraine and build up their own defense capabilities. At the same time, collective defense remains a symbol of European solidarity, which, in turn, is the basis for the strength of the entire EU.
Russia produces significantly more weapons than all NATO allies combined and, according to intelligence reports, over the next five years it could be ready to attack one or more EU member states.
02 April 2025
Participants in the Brave1 cluster have tested e-warfare-resistant fiber-optic first-person-view (FPV) drones.
As of early April, more than 8,000 former convicts – male and female – have joined the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and about 900 more applications are currently being considered.
31 March 2025
Part of the EUR 500 million allocated by the Dutch government for the "Drone Line" project will be forwarded to Ukrainian drone manufacturers.