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18 June 2024
President Volodymyr Zelensky congratulated majors, lieutenant colonels, colonels, brigadier generals, and major generals on graduating from the National Defense University and presented them with diplomas with honors.
German arms producer Rheinmetall will hand over to Ukraine Frankenstein air defense tanks, with state-of-the-art guns mounted onto their hulls to tackle Russian missiles and drone swarms.
17 June 2024
The government of Latvia donated to the Armed Forces of Ukraine the first batch of unmanned aerial systems purchased as part of the "Drone Coalition" and has already prepared another consignment.
Ten young pilots from Ukraine are currently training at an undisclosed airbase in the south of France on Alpha Jet training aircraft, considered as a bridge between a rotorcraft and an F16 fighter. In total, the French Air and Space Force has undertaken to certify the training of 26 pilots over the two years.
13 June 2024
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin praised the outcome of the Thursday meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group on Thursday, and assured that the United States is working every day to ensure additional air defense capabilities for Ukraine.
Ukrainian Defence Industry (UOP) and the American company Amentum Services will set up a joint venture to restore and maintain US-made armoured vehicles.
The government of Lithuania has approved the transfer of 14 M113 armored personnel carriers to the Ukrainian Army.
11 June 2024
Estonia has announced a new military aid package for Ukraine, which includes Mistral short-range anti-aircraft missile systems and missiles for them.
10 June 2024
Colonel Vadym Sukharevskyi has been appointed as Commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov discussed with his Dutch counterpart Kajsa Ollongren during the latter’s visit to Ukraine her country’s participation in the F-16 coalition for Ukraine and bilateral military cooperation.
09 June 2024
Finland’s Defense Forces believe that the experience gained from arms supplies to Ukraine will be useful for the development of the latest Finnish military equipment.
05 June 2024
The Unmanned Systems Forces needs to be dynamic and flexible to create the army of the future, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrskyi, told a meeting of the working group on unmanned systems, where priorities for the development of land, sea, and air platforms were determined and key tasks were outlined at all levels.
01 June 2024
U.S. President Joe Biden instructed his security team to change the guidance regarding the use of American weapons by Ukraine for hitting military targets on Russian soil, but this does not apply to ATACMS.
30 May 2024
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced the delivery to Ukraine of a new package of military equipment worth EUR 500 million, which will include cruise missiles for IRIS-T SLM and IRIS-T SLS air defense systems, drones, IFVs, and sniper rifles.
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius paid a visit to a military base where Ukrainian servicemen undergo training for the Patriot air defense systems.
The ASC 890 Airborne Surveillance and Control aircraft, which is part of the latest package of military aid to Ukraine announced by Sweden, will allow the defense forces to detect enemy missiles, warplanes, and radars.
One of the European states has commissioned Germany’s defense concern Rheinmetall to supply a six-digit number of air defense ammunition.
29 May 2024
The Lithuanian government approved EUR 13.5 million for the purchase of air surveillance radars to contribute to the German-led air defense coalition for Ukraine.
The European Union should more deeply integrate Ukraine’s domestic defense production into the ecosystem of the European defense industry, which would allow the EU to procure military equipment directly from Ukrainian manufacturers, thus directly financing Ukrainian defense.
24 May 2024
First Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andrii Sybiha during a meeting with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Simonas Satunas, emphasized the need to increase defense assistance for Ukraine.
21 May 2024
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine during a meeting in Kyiv with Germany’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Annalena Baerbock discussed the latter’s joint initiative with the German defense chief to find additional Patriot systems and other air defense capabilities for Ukraine.
More than 3,000 convicts have already applied for parole in order to join the Army ranks in Ukraine.
Ten Ukrainian servicemen underwent F-16 fighter jet maintenance training in the Netherlands.
20 May 2024
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says members of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group have allocated a total of $95 billion in military support to Ukraine, and promised that the United States, for its part, will continue to provide regular aid packages to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Monday, May 20, launched the meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, delivering a traditional opening speech.
British Defense Minister Grant Shapps has published a list of weapons and equipment that the country has donated to Ukraine as military aid over the past three weeks.
16 May 2024
Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen announced on Thursday a new package of military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of EUR 750 million.
President of Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine says several additional Patriot air defense systems are needed to protect Kharkiv from Russian attacks.
15 May 2024
French Minister of Armed Forces Sebastien Lecornu vowed a new batch of Aster missiles for the SAMP-T air defense system already deployed in Ukraine.