Ministry of Defense of Ukraine

President Zelenskyy has signed a decree dismissing conscripts due to the expiration of their service during martial law in April-May 2024.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that russia's shelling of civilians shows that its real goal is to annex all of Ukraine, not just certain territories.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that freezing the war in Ukraine would only benefit putin by allowing russia to regroup and prepare for a larger conflict, as it did after the occupation of Crimea in 2014.

In the village of Myroliubivka, Kherson region, a 60-year-old man riding a tractor hit a Russian mine, was injured and taken to the hospital.

The hearing of the appeal against Roman Hrynkevych's preventive measure in the case of supplying the Armed Forces with low-quality clothing worth 1 billion hryvnias will not take place on March 11, as the judge has again taken a sick leave.

A part of the Chornobyl Reserve along the border will be transferred to military units of the State Border Guard Service to form defense lines.

Suppliers are trying to block transparent tenders announced by the State Logistics Operator for food supplies for the Armed Forces in order to preserve the old non-transparent system.

The Defense Procurement Agency will select independent members of the Supervisory Board through the Prozorro system to ensure high standards and transparency in defense procurement.

Moldova has decided to suspend the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, citing russia's withdrawal from the treaty.

For the first time, the Ministry of Defense will purchase 20,000 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) through the Prozorro system. Tenders have been announced for Mavic 3E and Mavic 3 Thermal. The total cost is almost UAH 3 billion

NATO representatives discussed with the Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine the possibilities of assisting and empowering Ukrainian women serving in the country's armed forces.

After the court ruling in favor of the DOT, suppliers of products for the Armed Forces withdrew from the bidding. Zhumadilov calls it coordinated pressure

Ukraine is forced to use intermediary countries to purchase Soviet-style ammunition from the Balkan countries, which still refuse to supply it directly.

Eleven countries have joined the IT Coalition in support of Ukraine, and enough contributions have already been accumulated for the first procurement of priority requests.

According to updated data from Ukrainian intelligence, at least 27 occupants from the Russian ship "Sergei Kotov" were wounded and another 7 were killed during an attack on it near the Kerch Strait.

The court ruled in favor of Ukraine's state food procurement system, dismissing a lawsuit challenging the contract and confirming the system's plan to supply food to the Armed Forces in accordance with established procedures.

Ukrainian hackers attacked the website of the russian ministry of defense, its IP telephony and document management servers, disrupting its operation.

The UK Ministry of Defense says the Black Sea is becoming dangerous for russia after Ukrainian forces destroyed the russian patrol ship Sergei Kotov.

Fedir Venislavsky suggested that the right to impose sanctions on suppliers who do not fulfill their obligations to government customers, such as the Ministry of Defense, could be expanded at the legislative level.

Details of explosion in the Belgorod region of Russia have become known.

Russian troops shelled 159 settlements and 94 infrastructure facilities in 10 regions of Ukraine, killing and injuring civilians.

The GUR reported the details of the destruction of the Russian ship Sergey Kotov.

The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine confirmed that its special unit destroyed a Russian Black Sea Fleet ship, the Sergiy Kotov, worth about $65 million, in Ukrainian waters near the Kerch Strait on the night of March 4-5.

The Ukrainian military has reportedly conducted a special operation to destroy the Russian patrol ship Sergei Kotov in occupied Crimea.

The Ukrainian commander discussed the situation at the front with the US Secretary of Defense.

Nearly 30,000 new American-made medical tourniquets were found unused after 6 months in a Ukrainian military unit warehouse.

At the beginning of the full-scale russian invasion, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine signed ammunition contracts with any company that claimed to be able to provide shells due to critical need, but some companies failed to deliver, moving money abroad.

Oleksiy Bezhevets, an advisor to the recruitment department, said that Ukrainians who are liable for military service should recognize that they no longer have time to stay at home.

The Prime Minister said that Ukraine's defense needs will require additional funding this year due to the intensity of the hostilities, and that the government plans to continue auditing defense spending.

President Zelenskyi held a daily conference call to hear from the Chief of the Armed Forces about the audit of the Armed Forces and the rotation of brigades, grain exports, and rescue operations after the attacks.