Ministry of Defense of Ukraine
The Ministry of Internal Affairs has drafted a bill to simplify communication with pre-trial investigation bodies in cases of missing persons. Applications can be filed at the applicant's place of residence, rather than at the place of disappearance.
Zhovtnevyi District Court of Poltava failed to impose a pre-trial restraint on Oleksandr Liev due to the absence of the prosecutor at the hearing. Liev is accused of involvement in the supply of low-quality machine guns, which he denies.
The draft law on service periods will be adopted only after units are trained to replace those fighting at the front. The First Deputy Defense Minister emphasized that there are no other options.
Starting in September 2025, Ukraine will introduce basic general military training for students lasting 300 hours. Everyone will have to take the theory, and men and women will have to take the practice if they wish.
The process of removing cars damaged by enemy shelling has begun in the capital. According to the head of the KCMA, more than a thousand abandoned cars have been recorded, which create obstacles for rescue equipment.
There were 131 combat engagements over the last day, most of them in the Pokrovske and Kursk sectors. The enemy carried out 30 air strikes and fired over 4,300 times, losing 300 troops in the Pokrovsk sector.
The State Bureau of Investigation has completed an investigation against Ihor and Roman Hrynkevych for supplying low-quality military clothing to the Armed Forces. The state's losses amounted to over UAH 1.1 billion, and the defendants face up to 15 years in prison.
A spokesperson for the State Border Guard Service reported no changes on the border with Belarus and no troop movements. Nevertheless, the direction remains threatened by Russia's influence on Belarus.
The State Bureau of Investigation has served a notice of suspicion to the former head of the Defense Ministry and two officials of a state-owned enterprise for supplying low-quality machine guns. Due to the fraud, the state budget lost UAH 193 million, and the weapons turned out to be dangerous for the military.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Umerov meets with his German counterpart Pistorius in Kyiv. Ukraine will receive 60 new missiles for the IRIS-T air defense system and discussed the supply of artillery shells.
The Ministry of Defense is implementing a digital reform of military medical examination. Medical examinations will be available at any civilian medical facility, and the results will be automatically entered into the electronic system.
The State Special Communications Service handed over more than 20,000 unmanned systems of various types to the Defense Forces in the first 10 days of 2025. In 2024, 1.3 million drones were handed over, 97.7% of which were made in Ukraine.
The President of Ukraine plans to sign a law extending the deadline for voluntary return from the NWC until March 1, 2025. According to Iryna Vereshchuk, this will be the last extension.
Yevhen Sokur, the former acting deputy head of the State Tax Service, is trying to avoid criminal prosecution. Criminal proceedings have been opened against him and the NAPC is investigating him for violations of anti-corruption legislation.
Larysa Kozak, deputy head of the RCCC, explained the rights of persons liable for military service to use mobile phones in the RCCC. The premises of the TCC are a restricted facility, but a special place for communication should be allocated.
The former head of the Defense Ministry's Department and two heads of a state-owned enterprise were served with a notice of suspicion of embezzlement of UAH 193 million. They supplied the Ukrainian Armed Forces with 200 low-quality DShK machine guns that failed in combat.
The Ministry of Defense has approved a system of four basic qualification levels for UAV operators. Each level defines the ability to operate different types of drones and the altitude restrictions for flights.
Currently, 30,000 defective mines are in the process of being replaced due to issues with diameter and powder. The manufacturer is replacing the defective ammunition and implementing new quality standards, including hermetic packaging and modern detonators.
15 representatives of civil society organizations were elected to the Public Anti-Corruption Council under the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
More than a thousand servicemen have applied to return from the Joint Forces Operation through the Army+ mobile application, of which 600 have already been approved. The voluntary return period has been extended until March 2025.
The Cabinet of Ministers has authorized foreign companies to modernize military equipment for the Armed Forces. The new rules establish clear terms of cooperation and apply to defense procurement contracts.
In two months, 7,000 soldiers have received approval for transfer through Army+, but up to 1,000 new reports are submitted daily. In total, 30,000 applications have been submitted, which puts a significant strain on the system.
Due to the maintenance of the Oberih register, electronic military documents will be temporarily unavailable from midnight to 6 am on January 13. The Ministry of Defense recommends downloading documents in PDF in advance.
Ukraine's Deputy Defense Minister held talks with a delegation from the Italian defense industry. The parties discussed the possibility of purchasing Italian air defense systems with funds from frozen Russian assets.
The Ministry of Defense is introducing kits with adaptive clothing and hygiene products for wounded soldiers. The kits will include special clothing with quick access to wounds and will take into account the needs of both men and women.
In December, the government additionally financed 100 brigades for UAH 25-27 million each on the instructions of the President. The funds were used to purchase drones, spare parts, and maintain combat capability.
The draft law on demobilization is ready to be submitted to the Verkhovna Rada. It will take another 3 months to work out the mechanisms for implementing and replacing the military, said the First Deputy Defense Minister.
The head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Finance, Danylo Hetmantsev, has hired Yevhen Sokur, who was fired from the State Tax Service over corruption scandals, as his assistant. A criminal investigation is underway against Sokur for obstructing the supply of fuel to the army.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Umerov met with his Norwegian counterpart Gram. Norway will provide Ukraine with military aid worth more than €2 billion in 2025, the largest in the country's history.
The Verkhovna Rada has rejected resolutions that blocked the law on the Unified State Register of Military Personnel. The document provides for the introduction of Military ID and the creation of a unified database of military personnel.