Ministry of Defense of Ukraine
A technical delegation from the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine held negotiations with the United States regarding the agreement on the purchase and production of drones, announced by President Zelenskyy. The agreement provides for the purchase of Ukrainian drones for 5 years and the possibility of joint production, and the supply of US weapons under the PURL mechanism was also discussed.
Russia has modified its missiles to bypass Ukrainian air defense, as evidenced by months of devastating airstrikes. Ukrainian forces intercepted 37% of ballistic missiles in July, but this figure dropped to 6% in September.
The Cabinet of Ministers adopted a resolution that clarifies the procedures for obtaining a combatant ID and simplifies access to the Unified State Register of War Veterans. This will allow submitting applications through the ASC and expands the range of persons who can obtain an extract from the register.
Combat medics will be able to get jobs in civilian medicine and acquire new medical specialties through a simplified procedure. The government has identified the development of reintegration programs for combat medics as one of the goals of the Action Program for 2025.
People's Deputy Fedir Venislavsky explained the purpose of the UAH 200 billion defense reserve in the state budget. The funds will be used to finance the most urgent technological and material needs of defense, and their sources have been agreed upon with the Ministry of Finance and the relevant department.
People's Deputy Fedir Venislavsky stated that the funds allocated for Ukraine's defense are significantly less than the real needs of the security sector. The parliament prioritizes supporting the defense sector, seeking sources of revenue for the budget.
A resident of Kyiv offered a mobilized serviceman assistance in transferring to a rear position for 15 thousand US dollars. He was detained after the transfer of funds, a case was opened for influencing personnel decisions in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Ukraine evacuated 48 citizens, including women and children, as well as 9 Palestinians from Gaza. Two evacuees were injured and received medical assistance.
The investigation into a former Ministry of Defense official, accused of official negligence and using forged documents, has been completed. He is charged with causing over UAH 2 billion in damages to the state by groundlessly including VAT in fuel supply contracts.
President Zelenskyy held a Technological Staff meeting, where they discussed the volume of production of long-range weapons. Ukraine plans contracts and production to sufficiently fill its arsenals.
At the technological Staff meeting of the Commander-in-Chief, the needs of the Defense Forces for drones and missiles, as well as the effectiveness of their use, were discussed. Following the meeting, specific tasks were approved for implementers, and control over their execution was established.
Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi reported on long-range successes and the situation at the front. Zelenskyy announced the creation of a Technological Headquarters for the production of Ukrainian drones and missiles.
Ukraine is increasing the production and contracting of UAVs, including interceptor drones, according to National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov. Next week, a technology Staff meeting will be held to scale up Ukrainian drone programs.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a military meeting where the situation at the front and the counter-offensive operation in the Dobropillia direction were discussed. 168.8 km² of territory has been liberated, and Russian losses amounted to almost 3,000 personnel.
Aircraft-type drones, primarily reconnaissance drones, are now available for order by military units on the DOT-Chain Defence marketplace. The Defense Procurement Agency has contracted 8 Ukrainian manufacturers, offering 12 drone models.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved a decision on automatic military registration and de-registration. Men aged 17 will be able to register through "Reserve+", and those who have reached the maximum age will be de-registered automatically.
Three former heads of the Novomoskovsk military forestry enterprise will be tried in Dnipropetrovsk region. They are accused of illegal logging amounting to almost 70 million hryvnias.
Ukraine plans to form Space Forces by December 31, 2025, as stipulated in the government's action program. By the end of 2025, Ukraine aims to achieve 60% operational readiness of integrated air and missile defense, cyber and space components.
President Zelenskyy has submitted a bill on sending Ukrainian Navy units to Turkey and Great Britain. This includes the corvette "Hetman Ivan Mazepa" and a number of mine countermeasures vessels, which will cost UAH 135 million in 2025.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted a resolution that regulates the transfer of training weapons from military units to Centers for training citizens for national resistance and educational institutions. This, among other things, will ensure the formation of a material and technical base for teaching the subject "Defense of Ukraine".
Minister of Defense of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal announced the launch of the digital system "Impulse" for accounting for military personnel. It will replace paper accounting, allowing for quick data retrieval and report generation.
Lviv law enforcement officers detained a lieutenant colonel of justice of the Ministry of Defense, who organized a corruption scheme: for a bribe, he arranged fictitious deferments from mobilization and facilitated the illegal departure of conscripts abroad.
On September 18, Ukraine repatriated the bodies of defenders who fell in the Kursk, Donetsk, and Zaporizhzhia directions. Investigators will conduct examinations to identify the repatriated bodies.
The corresponding mark and specialty code in the "Reserve+" mobile application are not grounds for a fine or other restrictions.
The status "requires basic general military training" means that there is no information about a person's military specialty in the register.
The Defense Procurement Agency of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine made its first large purchase of 1,000 maneuverable vehicles through the Prozorro system. The supply of 500 quad bikes was contracted for the amount of UAH 119.8 million, which is 25.5% less than the expected cost.
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has detailed the process of creating and approving arm patches for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which includes adherence to heraldic traditions and legislative norms. Each chevron is approved by a commission and endorsed by the Minister of Defense or the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
In the 2026 state budget, expenditures for the National Academy of Medical Sciences, the Ministry of Energy, and the Ministry of Community Development significantly increased. At the same time, expenditures for the State Property Fund, the State Space Agency, and the Ministry of Defense were reduced.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine made personnel changes, appointing Dmytro Makarenko as the head of Derzhheokadastr. Maksym Malashkin was appointed State Secretary of the Ministry of Defense, replacing Ivan Sopiga.
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine will now be responsible for identifying critically important enterprises of the defense-industrial complex and reserving their employees. This decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine was adopted in connection with the liquidation of the Ministry of Strategic Industries.