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12 September 2024
Defense Minister Rustem Umerov of Ukraine together with the Ukrainian delegation visited the Northern Training Center (Hub North) of the Special Training Command (ST-CS Special Training Command) at the military training ground in the north of Germany, where Ukrainian soldiers undergo training.
11 September 2024
A memorandum on defense cooperation was signed between Ukraine and Lithuania during the Defense Industry Forum in Kyiv.
08 September 2024
Minister for Foreign Affairs Andrii Sybiha said the West should respond to the latest incidents involving Russian drones in NATO airspace with increased support for Ukraine, including by downing such UAVs from the sky over the allied territory.
07 September 2024
Within the framework of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting in the Ramstein format, Spain signed a declaration of intent, thus joining the IT Coalition for Ukraine.
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, discussed the provision of the SAMP/T air defense system to Ukraine with the Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni.
06 September 2024
The Ministry of Defense has and approved for delivery to the Armed Forces of the Ukraine-made FOXTAC unmanned logistics and evacuation carrier.
Spain announced the handover of a battery of the HAWK air defense system to Ukraine.
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine thanked his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden, U.S. Congress, and the American people for the announced package of security assistance to Ukraine.
Defense Minister Rustem Umerov of Ukraine discussed with the defense chiefs from Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia new opportunities for the joint production of Ukrainian weapons.
Jens Stoltenberg confirmed the intention of Allies to provide Ukraine with stable and long-term military aid with a "minimum" threshold of EUR 40 billion for the next year, which should allow Ukraine to effectively defend against Russian aggression.
President Volodymyr Zelensky called on partners to provide Ukraine with the necessary amount of long-range capabilities and to allow their use not only on the occupied territory of Ukraine, but also inside Russia.
The United States is providing a $250 million military assistance package that will be quickly delivered to Ukraine.
As Ukraine faces the need for a larger fleet of F-16 fighter jets, President Volodymyr Zelensky will make proposals in this regard at the meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group on Friday, September 6.
05 September 2024
During his stay in Germany, Minister of Defense Rustem Umerov discussed the supply of modern missile systems and ammunition for Ukraine with the Federal Minister of Defense, Boris Pistorius.
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius assured his Ukrainian counterpart Rustem Umerov of continued assistance to Ukraine.
31 August 2024
On Aviation Day, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine thanked everyone who contributes to keeping the sky over Ukraine peaceful.
The Ukrainian delegation handed over to American senior officials a list of targets located deep inside Russia, which Kyiv would seek to hit with long-range ATACMS missiles if allowed to do so.
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met with Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz at the Pentagon, where the two top defense officials discussed, among other things, Poland's continued leadership in helping Ukraine defend itself against Russian aggression.
30 August 2024
Ukraine seeks to engage arms manufacturers in the development of effective laser guidance, AI for drone swarms, own rocket salvo systems, and cheap missiles.
EU defense ministers, who had an informal meeting in the Gymnich format in Brussels on Friday, agreed to increase the number of Ukrainian military personnel who would undergo training within the framework of the EUMAM Ukraine program by 15,000 by the end of the year, thus bringing the total number of trained soldiers to 75,000.
Giving Ukraine permission to use weapons provided by EU countries to hit military targets on Russian territory would not imply that the EU or its individual member states is at war with Russia.
The defense ministers of the EU member states, who are holding an informal meeting in Brussels today, will consider the possibility of increasing the number of Ukrainian servicemen to be trained within the EUMAM Ukraine mission to more than 60,000, but no agreement has been reached on training soldiers on Ukraine's soil.
Ukraine has the right to defend itself both on its territory and outside the country, while Sweden will support Ukraine for as long as it takes.
The U.S. Army has awarded Lockheed Martin and Raytheon a $1.3 billion contract to manufacture Javelin missiles, making it the largest one-year order for missiles to date.
29 August 2024
The Ambassador of the European Union to Ukraine, Katarína Mathernová, echoes the opinion of EU High Representative Josep Borrell regarding the need to grant Ukraine permission to use long-range weapons, provided by Western partners, against legitimate targets inside Russia.
27 August 2024
The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Oleksandr Syrskyi, and the Inspector General of the Bundeswehr, General Carsten Breuer, discussed in a phone call on Tuesday the strengthening of Ukraine’s air defense and the current situation at the front.
Using the DELTA battlefield management system, Ukrainian defenders destroyed enemy equipment worth over $15 billion.
22 August 2024
It is vital for Ukraine not to allow the enemy to amass forces close to its borders, and it is equally important to be able to destroy military targets deeper inside Russia using long-range capabilities provided by partners.
21 August 2024
The Minister of Defense of the Netherlands, Ruben Brekelmans, says the Netherlands is buying mobile radars for Ukraine, to be delivered before the end of the year.
20 August 2024
Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba of Ukraine on Tuesday had a phone call with his Dutch counterpart Caspar Veldkamp to discuss the supply of F-16 fighter jets and additional air defense systems.