Ministry of Defense of Ukraine

The Russian regime continues its tactics of nuclear blackmail amid claims of new tactical nuclear exercises, but intelligence does not see any epoch-making news.

Last night, the Russians launched about 25 Shahid drones, probably after accumulating them for some time, indicating potential problems with the production of these drones.

The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has launched a website with an online calculator for calculating the financial support and cash payments to the military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and their families.

The criteria for determining fitness or unfitness for military service in wartime cover 86 groups of diseases with more than 5,000 diagnoses, and the degree of disability is taken into account.

Over the past day, 119 combat engagements took place in various parts of the frontline, during which Ukrainian troops repelled numerous Russian attacks, and the enemy launched missile, air and artillery strikes at Ukrainian positions and localities.

The conclusion of the military medical commission on fitness for service is valid for one year, after which citizens must update their data at the military commissariat.

The Ministry of Defense has approved an order establishing a list of diseases for determining fitness for military service with such categories as fully fit, fit for rear units, and unfit.

The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reports that the construction of defensive fortifications is nearing completion in Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, Kherson, and Kharkiv regions.

Ukrainian military intelligence is conducting a large-scale cyberattack on Internet service providers and mobile operators in Tatarstan, which has already blocked the Internet in the republic and Kazan.

Ukraine's loss of the Chasiv Yar high-altitude fortification is only a matter of time, opening the way for Russia to capture the last major cities in Donetsk region, says the deputy head of Ukraine's military intelligence.

Not all persons liable for military service need to update their data at the military registration and enlistment office after May 18, if the information in the Unified State Register is already up-to-date.

On May 18, the Ministry of Defense will launch an electronic cabinet for persons liable for military service that will allow them to update their military records through a mobile application.

Over the past day, 121 combat engagements took place in various sectors of the frontline in Ukraine, during which the enemy launched 5 missile attacks, 63 air strikes and 72 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems.

The Ministry of Defense plans to introduce an "electronic queue" for visiting military commissariats and launch the "Electronic Office of the Conscript" app by May 18 to address the problem of long queues caused by the new mobilization law requiring personal data to be updated.

The 19th recruitment center of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has been opened in Uzhhorod, Zakarpattia region, to provide information and support for joining the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The Ministry of Defense will cooperate with a major satellite company to limit satellite imagery of Ukraine's territory during martial law to prevent its use by the enemy, and will extend the contract to order up-to-date imagery for defense and security needs.

As of April 2024, Russia has about 40 Tsirkon hypersonic anti-ship missiles, 400 Oniks/Oniks-M cruise missiles, 270 Kalibr cruise missiles, and 45 X-69 guided missiles with different production rates for each type.

The Center for Countering Disinformation denies reports of the resignation of Defense Minister Rustem Umerov and Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov as false information.

Since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, pyrotechnic units of the State Emergency Service have defused more than 490,000 explosive devices, including 3,352 aircraft bombs, and surveyed about 129,000 hectares of territory.

Ukrainian developers have registered more than 1,600 developments in 12 verticals on the Brave1 platform, of which more than 200 use artificial intelligence and machine learning methods.

Ukrainian guerrillas reconnoitered an oil depot in Rostov that supplies oil products to Russian troops fighting against Ukraine and studied the scheme of oil product supply to the facility.

The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has opened the first recruitment center for the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Kyiv, offering both combat and logistics specialties. This facility became the 18th in a network of recruitment centers across Ukraine.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine welcomes the beginning of the delimitation of the border between Azerbaijan and Armenia on the basis of the 1991 Alma-Ata Declaration, considering it a prerequisite for normalizing relations and ensuring regional stability and security.

President Zelenskyy held meetings on the situation at the front, the Russian offensive, and Ukraine's actions to disrupt Russia's plans and achieve its goals, and discussed arms supplies and coordination with partners to strengthen the capabilities of the Ukrainian military.

The High Anti-Corruption Court has changed the measure of restraint for former MP Maksym Mykytas from house arrest to bail of over UAH 908,000 in the case of embezzlement of UAH 307 million from the Ministry of Defense during the construction of warehouses.

The Brave1 project has become a defense technology ecosystem that brings together more than 900 innovators who have developed 1,600 projects in 12 areas, including UAVs, intelligence, robotics, and military medicine, to provide technological solutions for Ukraine's defense.

The level of desertion among the Russian occupation army is increasing: more than 18,000 Russian servicemen have left the service in the combat units of the Southern Military District without permission, including about 12,000 from the 8th Combined Arms Army and 2,500 from the 58th Combined Arms Army.

The Defense Intelligence of Ukraine said that Telegram had blocked their chatbot in violation of the rules and public statements. The intelligence service also emphasizes that they are already working to restore the bot's operation on other platforms

The arrest and trial of Russian Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov hints at the unfavorable fate of Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu ahead of the expected change of government.

Denmark will allocate $28. 6 million to purchase weapons for Ukraine directly from Ukrainian manufacturers.