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Ukrainian Minister for Strategic Industries Herman Smetanin and German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius have discussed the involvement of the German side in the ZBROYARI: Manufacturing Freedom initiative.
14 January 2025
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius did not discuss the deployment of foreign troops in Ukraine during his visit to Kyiv, as this is a matter of negotiations between Ukraine, Russia, and other countries.
At a meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine’s Minister of Defense, Rustem Umerov, and his German colleague Boris Pistorius discussed strengthening the countries' strategic partnership in protecting the sky over Ukraine.
Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine for European Integration Serhiy Boiev has called on members of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group (Ramstein format) to invest in Ukraine's defense-industrial complex.
The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has received 32,400 120mm mortars to replace 54,000 defective ones that were withdrawn. The manufacturer corrected all deficiencies at its own expense.
13 January 2025
Europe should explore opportunities for providing long-term military support to Ukraine, including through cooperation with its defense industry.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov hopes for increased military, political, and economic assistance from Britain this year.
Ukraine has become the first user of the new RCH 155 wheeled howitzer after Germany sent it their latest artillery system.
Donald Trump's team, like Joe Biden's adminstration, is calling on Ukraine to lower the mobilization age to 18 in order to shift responsibility for the war onto Ukraine, believes Oleksandr Kraiev, an expert at the Ukrainian Prism Foreign Policy Council.
10 January 2025
Russian carries out hybrid attacks against Western nations in the Baltic Sea practically every day, and NATO will stand united to address the issue.
In December 2024, the government provided additional funding for 100 combat brigades, allocating 25-27 million UAH for each. The process of additional financing for the brigades will continue in January.
09 January 2025
President Volodymyr Zelensky says during today's meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in the Ramstein format, additional support packages worth $2 billion were approved.
Norway will provide the largest military aid package to Ukraine in its history this year as the volume will reach over EUR 2 billion.
Canada will allocate CAD 440 million (nearly US$330 million) for military assistance to Ukraine.
Poland is now preparing another package of defense assistance to Ukraine.
Norwegian Defense Minister Bjørn Arild Gram said during the meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group on Thursday that his country has allocated 700 million Norwegian kroner (about $61.3 million) within a drone procurement initiative for Ukraine.
The United Kingdom, together with other NATO member states, will send 30,000 FPV drones to Ukraine after the conclusion of contracts worth GBP 45 million by the international coalition Drone Capability Coalition co-led by the UK and Latvia.
President Volodymyr Zelensky called on partner countries to complete deliveries of pledged air defense systems, and stressed the importance of licensed production of American air defense systems in Ukraine.
Participants of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) meeting (the Ramstein format), along with allies, approved eight roadmaps outlining key objectives for Ukraine's Defense Forces through 2027.
Defense Minister Rustem Umerov discussed key areas of cooperation with U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin during a meeting of the Contact Group on Ukraine's Defense in the Ramstein format.
In the past week, 717 Ukrainians turned to the Ukrainian Army recruiting centers across the country for consultations.
08 January 2025
Germany will continue to provide Ukraine with security support in the form of military equipment and auxiliary materials within the framework of its commitments, including in the years to come.
Deputy Minister of Defense for European Integration Serhiy Boyev discussed with the American side plans for security assistance for 2025 and cooperation in joint projects.
06 January 2025
The Ministry of Defense has formally allowed the Army to use the Ukrainian-made D-21 logistical ground robotic system.
Rheinmetall will deliver to Ukraine another 180,000 35-mm rounds for Gepard anti-aircraft self-propelled artillery systems.
05 January 2025
Sappers from the State Special Transport Service of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry located and neutralized 353 explosive devices in the past week, from December 29 to January 5.
04 January 2025
President Volodymyr Zelensky at the meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at the Ramstein air base in Germany will talk to partners about protection from guided bombs and Russian air raids.
Danish police have announced an investigation into the drones spotted over the seaport in the city of Køge amid growing tensions in the Baltic Sea area.