Ministry of Defense of Ukraine
Taras Chmut, the head of the Supervisory Board of the Defense Procurement Agency, dismissed the AntAC's statements about Minister Umerov's influence as rumors. He emphasized the complexity and secrecy of defense procurement.
There are no unusual situations on the border with Belarus, but tensions remain due to the presence of Belarusian troops. Ukraine is strengthening its defense and preparing for possible threats.
The Ministry of Defense is introducing an electronic primary medical record for servicemen instead of the paper “Form 100”. The system should be operational within three months and will become the basis for a register of combat injuries.
In the case of defective machine guns, 226 weapons were seized, of which 80 were found to be of poor quality. Instead of being repaired or replaced under the terms of the contract, the weapons remain under arrest while the criminal proceedings are ongoing.
The Reserve+ system has restored the possibility of deferment for students, postgraduates and doctoral students. The Ministry of Defense has established interaction with the Unified State Electronic Database on Education.
The government has approved an updated mechanism for accepting and accounting for fortifications in the frontline areas. Within a month, all defense installations are to be transferred to the Ministry of Defense.
The most popular specialties in the Armed Forces recruiting centers are UAVs and drivers - 16% each, and riflemen - 15%. Over the past week, 1282 people applied to the centers, a total of 35,337 citizens.
The Verkhovna Rada Committee on Law Enforcement will draft a bill on the liability of TEC officials for abuse of power. The document will also provide for penalties for HQCJ employees for violating the medical examination procedure.
The Zhovtnevyi District Court of Poltava has postponed for the second time the consideration of the motion to arrest former Defense Ministry official Oleksandr Liev due to the absence of a prosecutor. Liev, who is suspected of supplying low-quality machine guns, denies all charges.
The Reserve+ service will resume the function of issuing deferments for undergraduate and graduate students from January 22. The decision was made after numerous requests and successful testing of data exchange with the Ministry of Education.
The law abolished the status of "limited fit" and introduces only two statuses: "fit" and "unfit. " Conscripts must undergo a re-medical examination by February 4, otherwise they will face a fine of up to UAH 25,500.
The SBI uncovered a scheme to purchase armored vehicle parts at inflated prices from the Armed Forces Logistics Forces. The state's losses amounted to over UAH 83 million, and three people were notified of suspicion.
Servicemen can send and receive cargo up to 30 kg for 1 hryvnia via Nova Poshta in five frontline regions. To use the service, you need to generate a barcode in the Army+ app.
Lawyer Markiyan Bem refuted the accusations against former MOU official Oleksandr Liiev in the case of defective machine guns. The contract was signed half a year before Liiev's appointment.
The Minister of Defense of Ukraine met with the Chief of the Canadian Defense Staff to discuss security priorities. The parties discussed the supply of weapons and the production of Ukrainian drones based on the Danish model.
The Central Department for the Protection of Servicemen's Rights of the Ministry of Defense will conduct a comprehensive inspection of commanders' failure to comply with orders from the Armed Forces leadership. The inspection concerns the low level of executive discipline with regard to orders on personnel.
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.