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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.
30 March 2025
Deputy Defense Ministers Serhii Boiev and Kateryna Chernohorenko discussed enhancing Ukraine's defense capabilities with a European Parliament delegation.
The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has created a Space Policy Directorate to unify domestic and international capabilities for the development of Ukraine's military space sector.
In the first quarter of 2025, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine disbursed almost UAH 12.3 billion UAH to sustain the Army’s combat brigades.
The Artan and Shaman special operations units with the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry received 1,353 units of protective gear from the Ukrposhta national postal operator and the KSE Foundation charity.
29 March 2025
Fighters from the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry employed experimental weapons to intercept two Shahed-type one-way attack drones in a row overnight Saturday, March 29.
In Kharkiv region, effectively protecting critical infrastructure remains the main challenge as humanitarian aid mechanisms have already been effectively worked out.
The Swedish government has instructed the country’s Armed Forces to make disbursements to the capability coalitions in the demining and drone areas within the Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) framework.
26 March 2025
In Paris, Ukraine's Defense Minister Rustem Umerov discussed with representatives of leading French defense companies the localization of production in Ukraine and the creation of joint ventures.
The Ukrainian defense firm Military Armored Company HUB is working on the concept of an uncrewed boat capable of destroying sea, ground, and air targets.
The Ukrainian Armored Vehicles producer has fulfilled another order for the supply of MP-120 mortars to the Army in the wake of concerns about further production.
24 March 2025
Ukraine's partner states within the aviation coalition are adhering to their commitments regarding the supply of combat aircraft and the training of Ukrainian pilots.
Citizens send hundreds of messages every week through the "e-Voroh" (e-Enemy) chatbot, which prove the platform’s effectiveness.
22 March 2025
Ukraine's Minister for Strategic Industries Herman Smetanin showcased the operations of a Ukrainian enterprise assembling Bren-2 rifles under a Ceska Zbrojovka license to Czech President Petr Pavel and signed several agreements to further the partnership.
21 March 2025
President Volodymyr Zelensky said he does not see the UN as an alternative to an international contingent deployed in Ukraine or security guarantees provided to the nation.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said the "Coalition of the Willing" summit will be held in Paris next week, where the format and composition of the future international force that could be deployed in Ukraine and security guarantees for the country will be on the agenda.
20 March 2025
President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on European Union leaders to allocate EUR 5 billion for artillery rounds to be handed over to Ukraine as soon as possible.
As part of EU’s SAFE (Security Action for Europe) initiative, Ukraine’s defense industry will be able to be engaged on equal footing with those of EU member states.