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Wednesday, 12 November 2025, 04:22
Strengthening the national defense of Allied nations and further military aid to Ukraine is not always easy for governments, but these two areas are crucial for NATO's security.
In Kyiv, at the "Sikorsky Challenge 2024: Innovations for Peace and Security of Ukraine" festival, startups capable of strengthening Ukraine’s Defense Forces of Ukraine by ensuring technological dominance on the battlefield showcased their projects.
President Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting of the Staff of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, where the reports from the key frontline axes was reviewed, a report on the ongoing raid into Russia’s Kursk region was heard, and the domestic production of unmanned systems was discussed.
02 November 2024
The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrskyi, decided to strengthen medical services in the combat zone, therefore medical personnel from health care facilities will be involved.
The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Oleksandr Syrskyi, discussed with his colleague from the United States, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Charles Brown, the needs of Ukraine’s Defense Forces of Ukraine to repel Russian attacks.
01 November 2024
Deputy Minister of Defense Serhiy Boiev discussed with the delegation from the United States the investments to increase capabilities of Ukraine’s defense industry.
Poland has started the construction of fortification structures on its border with Russia and Belarus as part of the large-scale project East Shield.
25 October 2024
The Ministry of Defense accepted for service a Ukraine-made artillery range simulator, intended for training artillery crews.
Germany is in the final stretch of preparations for allocating a EUR 1.4 billion assistance package for Ukraine.
Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Ruslan Stefanchuk, spoke with Ukrainian recruits who are undergoing training and combat coordination at a military base in Latvia.
24 October 2024
The Shield East project is designed to protect Polish territory against an incursion from Russia and Belarus, and is based on Ukrainian experience.
23 October 2024
Lithuania will invest EUR 10 million in the production of the Palianytsia drone-missile through direct financing of the Ukrainian manufacturer.
21 October 2024
As part of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's visit to Kyiv, Ukraine’s Defense Ministry officials will present to the DoD delegation the reports from Navy and Air Force commanders and the Minister of Strategic Industries.
20 October 2024
France will hand over to Ukraine’s Armed Forces another 12 Caesar self-propelled artillery systems, bought with the funds derived from the immobilized Russian assets.
19 October 2024
As of today, more than 20,000 conscripts are simultaneously being trained in different locations across Ukraine.
The head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry, Kyrylo Budanov, received a delegation of U.S. veterans, former Army generals. The parties discussed possible scenarios in the ongoing war unleashed by Russia.
Since Russia’s full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, more than 100,000 service members from Ukraine’s Defense Forces have undergone training on the territory of partner countries.
In the UK, instructors from Australia and Finland are conducting intensive training for future platoon commanders of the Ukrainian military to improve their combat skills in urban areas.
The Netherlands will hand over to Ukraine a batch of DeltaQuad reconnaissance drones worth a total of over EUR 42 million.
During meetings of the Ukraine-NATO Council and those with NATO defense ministers, the issue of lowering the military draft age in Ukraine was never raised.
Ukraine increased drone production capacity tenfold in 2024 compared to 2023.
18 October 2024
Sweden is joining the IT Coalition and is working to provide Ukraine with two long-range radar detection aircraft.
17 October 2024
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced sanctions against a network of companies in China and Russia involved in the development and production of long-range Garpiya drones, which Russia uses in its war against Ukraine.
The Minister of Defense of the Netherlands, Ruben Brekelmans, said Ukraine could use the F-16 supplied by the Netherlands against the legitimate targets inside Russia, for defensive purposes in accordance with international law.
16 October 2024
In Russia's war against Ukraine, despite the joint efforts being taken by approximately 30 nations, Ukraine's ammunition demand has not been met in full.
The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has codified and approved for use the multifunctional, domestically-produced ‘Chaklun’ drone, which is designed in an airplane configuration and operates effectively even in poor weather conditions.
During a phone call with the UK Chief of Defense Staff Admiral Tony Radakin, the Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, General Oleksandr Syrskyi, discussed the supply of military equipment and weapons and the possibility of hitting the enemy's military facilities on Russian soil.
13 October 2024
The war in Ukraine has shown that the use of unmanned systems, artificial intelligence (AI) and other innovative technologies will be crucial in the future of warfare, so the EU must actively develop its own technological base in order not to depend on third countries.
In the coming weeks, a U.S.-run missile defense base will be opened in Redzikówo, northern Poland.