Defense

08.06.2023 17:05

Ukraine to be able to produce own missiles with over 1,000km range

A missile program has been approved in Ukraine and there are good prospects for the country to have its own missiles with a range of more than a thousand kilometers.

13 April 2023

16:45

Council of EU adopts €1 billion assistance for ammunition to Ukraine

The Council of the EU adopted a decision to allocate EUR 1 billion under the European Peace Facility to ensure the immediate supply of artillery ammunition to Ukraine.

16:13

Norwegian instructors training Ukrainian military personnel to operate Leopard tanks

In Poland, Norwegian instructors train Ukrainian military personnel to operate Leopard 2 tanks and break through tank obstacles.

16:13

Norwegian instructors training Ukrainian military personnel to operate Leopard tanks in Poland

In Poland, Norwegian instructors train Ukrainian military personnel to operate Leopard 2 tanks and break through tank obstacles.

04 April 2023

17:54

FM Kuleba: More U.S. military aid on its way to Ukraine

After a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Brussels, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba announced that a new security assistance package is already on its way to Ukraine.

31 March 2023

14:20

Javier Colomina, NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General

NATO is returning its physical presence in Ukraine ahead of the Vilnius Summit

30 March 2023

16:58

Ukrainian recruits provide cold-weather survival tips to Australian instructors in UK

In the UK, the Ukrainian military taught Australian instructors how to survive and conceal movement in snow.

24 March 2023

19:21

Government approves mass production of drones in Ukraine – Fedorov

The Ukrainian government has supported an experimental project on defense procurement of domestically manufactured unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for a period of two years.

17 March 2023

20:06

Canada sends another batch of Leopard 2 tanks for Ukraine to Europe

The Canadian Armed Forces have shown how they are preparing Leopard 2 tanks before shipping them to Ukraine.

18:52

Canada sends another batch of Leopard 2 tanks for Ukraine to Europe

The Canadian Armed Forces have shown how they are preparing Leopard 2 tanks before shipping them to Ukraine.

09:09

Mariusz Błaszczak, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of National Defense of Poland

We want to border free Ukraine, not Russia

15 March 2023

18:53

Denmark providing new military aid package worth $140M to Ukraine

The Government of Denmark is allocating a new military aid package to Ukraine, totaling DKK 1 billion (approximately USD 140 million).

18:29

AFU received over 117.5 thousand military equipment units, munitions in 2022

In 2022, the Armed Forces of Ukraine received 117,575 advanced military equipment units and munitions from international partners.

09:16

Tenth Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting will be held today

The tenth Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting will take place on March 15.

11 March 2023

16:22

Ukraine ready to send military for NASAMS training in Norway as soon as possible

Ukraine’s Air Force is ready to send servicemen to the Kingdom of Norway in order to undergo training on the Norwegian Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) within the shortest time possible.

09 March 2023

20:15

Reznikov on visit to Sweden: Ukraine expecting faster ammunition supplies

Ukraine expects faster ammunition supplies within the framework of the "tank coalition" from the available stocks of European armies.

16:25

Combat aircraft for Ukraine: Ihnat says process moves on

Statements about the readiness of Poland and Slovakia to transfer MiG-29 aircraft to Ukraine prove that the process has moved on, while Ukraine needs more modern aircraft.

27 February 2023

17:33

AFU’s first battalion completes training to operate M2 Bradley IFV

The first battalion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has completed training at an American base in Germany to operate the M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle (IFV).

15 February 2023

19:31

Sweden advocates creating coalition to supply fighter jets to Ukraine

Sweden advocates creating an international coalition that would make decisions on the supply of fighter jets to Ukraine.

09:16

US awards $522M contracts for ammunition for Ukraine

The US Army awarded $522 million in orders to two companies to manufacture 155 mm artillery ammunition for Ukraine.

09 February 2023

17:58

Ukroboronprom, NATO country launch joint production of 120mm mines

Ukraine's state defense conglomerate Ukroboronprom and a NATO member country have launched the joint production of 120mm mines, and a contract has already been concluded with the Ukrainian Defense Ministry for the supply of the mines to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

05 February 2023

13:14

Ukrainian anti-aircraft gunners head for SAMP/T Mamba air defense system training

Units of the Ukrainian anti-aircraft missile forces went for training to master SAMP/T Mamba air defense systems which will be supplied by France and Italy.

04 February 2023

10:36

Leopard, Challenger, Abrams tanks: Reznikov says tank coalition is actively developing

Defense Minister of Ukraine Oleksii Reznikov reported the creation of a "tank coalition" in support of Ukraine and announced the arrival of a large number of modern Western tanks.

01 February 2023

20:52

Reznikov, Macron discuss current needs of Armed Forces of Ukraine

Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksii Reznikov discussed the current needs of the Ukrainian army on the battlefield with President of France Emmanuel Macron in Paris.

20:16

Reznikov in France signs memorandum on supply of two GM200 radars for air defense

Defense Minister of Ukraine Oleksii Reznikov, Defense Minister of France Sébastien Lecornu, and a representative of Thales Group signed a memorandum on the supply of GM200 radars for Ukrainian air defense units.

18:15

PM Shmyhal, Bundestag Vice-President discuss creation of ‘tank coalition’

Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal discussed the importance of creating a "tank coalition" to help Ukraine in the war with Vice-President of the Bundestag Katrin Göring-Eckardt (Alliance 90/The Greens).

30 January 2023