Ministry of Defense of Ukraine

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.

The new team of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine is facing a powerful information attack and potential dirty media provocations, probably organized by former food suppliers to the Armed Forces, who are seeking to restore their monopoly on the food supply market of the Armed Forces.

The 21st virtual meeting of the contact group was opened by U. S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.

22 non-NATO countries have already joined the Ramstein format for providing military assistance to Ukraine, and more countries are expected to join due to the growing support for Ukraine.

In recent months, Norway has provided Ukraine with about NOK 1 billion (over EUR 84 million) in military aid. The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine expressed gratitude for Norway's unwavering support in the fight for freedom.

If a military unit receives substandard food, the head of the food service must draw up an act. The supplier will be fined 20% of the cost of the substandard food and must replace it within 24 hours.

Ukraine could introduce mandatory blending of liquid biofuels with gasoline to promote the use of renewable energy sources in transportation.

The Ministry of Defense is actively working on launching an electronic cabinet in June, which will allow all Ukrainians liable for military service to update their military records even while abroad.

The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine plans to allow men abroad to update their military records at consular offices and through an electronic cabinet, as it is unrealistic to have territorial military commissariats outside the country.

British intelligence believes that the detention of Russian Deputy Defense Minister Timur Tvanov on bribery charges indicates a serious scandal in the Russian defense ministry.

The Ministry of Culture and Information Policy hosted a constituent meeting of the Coordinating Committee for the implementation in Ukraine of the Council of Europe's "Journalists Matter" campaign aimed at ensuring the safety of journalists and protecting freedom of speech under martial law.

Ukrainian military intelligence drones attacked and partially destroyed an oxygen station and disabled two oxygen units at the Novolipetsk Metallurgical Plant in Russia.

Ukraine plans to create a unified system of care for the wounded based on NATO standards, modernize tactical medicine, update training, and take into account the combat experience of Ukrainian medics since 2014.

Ukraine's Defense Minister Rustem Umerov met with a U. S. Congressional delegation in Kyiv to discuss urgent needs for military assistance, the dynamics of the fighting, and Ukraine's progress in liberating the occupied territories from russia.