Ministry of Defense of Ukraine

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.

More than UAH 30 billion has been allocated from the budget reserve fund and other sources for the fortification and construction of defense borders since the beginning of 2024.

According to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, on March 4, 2024, a railway bridge over the Chapayevka River in the Samara region of Russia was blown up, paralyzing train traffic.

Over the past week, sappers of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine defused 4,599 explosive devices and cleared more than 15 hectares of liberated territories.

Germany has provided Ukraine with 50,000 first aid kits, which will soon be transferred to the army. In total, Ukraine has contracted half a million first aid kits for the Defense Forces.

The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has begun testing new modular body armor that functions as a life jacket in contact with water to save the lives of servicemen.

Russian and Belarusian companies failed to agree on a price for manufacturing parts for the Grad MLRS.

The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has signed another memorandum with the PULSE Charitable Foundation to assist in tactical medical training of military personnel.

Prime Minister Rutte discussed with President Zelenskyy how to speed up the delivery of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine by reducing obstacles and promoting cooperation between the defense ministries of Ukraine and partner countries.

The 12 winners of the first Hackathon organized by the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine received $10,000 each to further develop projects in areas such as target recognition, navigation systems, and secure communications to support the military.