Ukraine tests new warhead for RS-80 aircraft rocket
State Joint-Stock Holding Company Artem has successfully tested prototypes of a shaped-charge fragmentation warhead for the RS-80 unguided rocket.
Defense
17 November 2021
Destroyed and damaged houses: Russian-led forces shell Nevelske
Russian-backed forces opened fire on the settlement of Nevelske in Donetsk region early on Wednesday, damaging seven houses and destroying two of them, the Ukrainian Interior Ministry has said.
Sweden may send troops to Ukraine to train Armed Forces soldiers
Swedish Minister of Defence Peter Hultqvist supports a proposal from the Baltic countries for an EU-led training mission in Ukraine.
Ukrainian soldier wounded amid 13 ceasefire violations in JFO area
Over the past day, the occupiers launched 13 attacks on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) area in eastern Ukraine.
Invaders intensifying shelling of residential neighborhoods in Ukraine-controlled territory - JCCC
The Russian Federation’s armed formations are intensifying the shelling of settlements located on the side of the demarcation line that’s under the Ukrainian government control.
16 November 2021
Ukrainian border guards preparing for possible breakthrough by illegal migrants
Ukraine's State Border Guard Service does not currently record attempts by illegal migrants to get into Ukraine from Belarus, SBGS spokesperson Andriy Demchenko has told Ukrinform.
Anušauskas: Migrant crisis may be a cover for Russia's aggression against Ukraine
Lithuanian Defence Minister Arvydas Anušauskas supposes that the migrant crisis on the border between Belarus and the European Union could be a cover for Russia's actions against Ukraine.
UK’s Secretary of State for Defence arrives in Ukraine
The delegation of the Ministry of Defence of the United Kingdom headed by Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace arrived in Ukraine on a working visit.
Russian mercenaries violate ceasefire in JFO area six times over past day
Over the past day, Russian-occupation troops violated the ceasefire in the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) area in eastern Ukraine six times.
15 November 2021
Reznikov, Kvien discuss aggravation of security situation
Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov met with Chargé d'Affaires of the United States in Ukraine Kristina Kvien and discussed the aggravation of the security situation in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine and around its borders.
Denisova: Seventy Ukrainians taken captive during ceasefire in eastern areas
The Ukrainian side is currently aware of about 301 citizens who were illegally "convicted" and are held in places of detention in the occupied areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Another 258 citizens have gone missing.
Ukraine, Turkey implementing more than 30 defense contracts
Over the past four years, Ukraine and Turkey have been implementing more than 30 joint defense projects.
Ukraine, Turkey implementing more than 30 defense contracts
Over the past four years, Ukraine and Turkey have been implementing more than 30 joint defense projects.
U.S. delivers 80 tonnes of ammunition to Ukraine
Ukraine has received the fourth batch of defense aid from the United States, which included nearly 80 tonnes of munitions.
Reznikov: “We will return to internationally recognized borders of Ukraine in Crimea, Donbas”
Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov is convinced that the Armed Forces of Ukraine will eventually regain territories up to the internationally recognized borders of Ukraine in Crimea, as well as in Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
Reznikov: “We will return to internationally recognized borders of Ukraine in Crimea, Donbas”
Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov is convinced that the Armed Forces of Ukraine will eventually regain territories up to the internationally recognized borders of Ukraine in Crimea, as well as in Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
Nineteen ceasefire violations recorded in JFO area over past day
Over the past day, the occupiers launched 19 attacks on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) area in eastern Ukraine.
13 November 2021
Two Ukrainian soldiers killed amid nine ceasefire violations in JFO area
Over the past day, November 12, eight ceasefire violations by the armed formations of the Russian Federation were recorded in the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) area in eastern Ukraine. Another ceasefire violation was registered last night, the JFO press center wrote on Facebook.
12 November 2021
Over 54 tonnes of humanitarian cargo delivered to occupied territories of eastern Ukraine
More than 54 tonnes of humanitarian cargo has been delivered to the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, the press service of the Ministry for Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine has reported.
Ukraine, U.S. enhancing cooperation in defense industry
Ukraine’s State Concern Ukroboronprom and the U.S. Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) have signed a cooperation agreement to strengthen partnerships in the defense industry.
OSCE records over 400 ceasefire violations in eastern Ukraine
The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine has recorded 399 ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and four ceasefire violations in Luhansk region over the past 24 hours.
Donbas update: 13 truce violations by enemy forces, 1 WIA
Over the past 24 hours, on November 11, Ukraine reported 13 ceasefire violations by Russian occupation forces, including four – with the use of weapons proscribed by the Minsk Agreements.
11 November 2021
Ukraine to send 8,500 service members to border with Belarus
An additional 8,500 service members of the State Border Guard Service, the National Guard and police officers will be protecting Ukraine's border with Belarus, Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky has said.
U.S. will continue to provide military support to Ukraine - Blinken
The United States will continue to provide security assistance to Ukraine, including lethal defensive weapons, to defend against Russian aggression, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said.
Donbas update: Ukraine reports five ceasefire violations by enemy forces
On November 10, Ukrainian military recorded five violations of the ceasefire by Russia’s occupation forces, including one with the use of arms proscribed by the Minsk agreements.
10 November 2021
Russian mercenaries violate ceasefire near Opytne, Novooleksandrivka
Russian occupation forces violated the ceasefire in eastern Ukraine twice on Tuesday, November 9, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry has reported.
09 November 2021
Ukrainian Army Commander says expansion of Russia’s military aggression not ruled out
During the opening of the 5th multinational annual conference on improving the training of sergeants in Ukraine under the NATO DEEP (Defense Education Enhancement Program), the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Lieutenant General Valery Zaluzhnyi, said he could not rule out the further spread of military aggression on the part of Russia.
OSCE spots another type of Russian weaponry, Grad-K MLR systems, in occupied Donbas
The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission has recorded in the temporarily occupied areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions (ORDLO) a number of Russian-made Grad-K multiple rocket launchers that are in service with the Russian military only.
OSCE SMM reports 839 ceasefire violations in eastern Ukraine
The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine recorded 661 ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and 178 such violations in Luhansk region between the evenings of November 5 and November 7, according to daily report No. 262/2021, published by the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) on November 8, 2021.