Ministry of Defense of Ukraine

Ukraine's military intelligence chief denies reports that Russia has received Iranian ballistic missiles for use in Ukraine, saying this information is not true.

According to the head of Ukraine's military intelligence, Russia's strategic goal remains the destruction of Ukrainian statehood.

According to the head of Ukraine's military intelligence, Russia is working on plans to delay and disrupt the supply of Western weapons to Ukraine.

The Ministers of Defense of Sweden and Ukraine discussed military cooperation and the effectiveness of Swedish self-propelled artillery systems Archer, which Ukraine is already effectively using at the front.

Ukraine's Defense Minister said that the country has a powerful plan for a breakthrough at the front in 2024.

Ukrainian defenders repelled a russian airborne assault on an airfield near Kyiv on February 24, delaying russia's plans to use it as a springboard to seize the capital.

All 10 members of the russian crew were killed when their A-50U long-range radar detection aircraft was shot down.

On the one-year anniversary of russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said that Ukraine survived because its army and people stood united against the aggressor.

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine passed a bill aimed at strengthening social protection and benefits for military and police officers.

Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi and Minister of Defense of Ukraine Rustem Umerov discussed the current situation at the front and Ukraine's top military priorities during a telephone conversation with Supreme Allied Commander Europe.

Ukraine's Defense Minister and Commander-in-Chief briefed the U. S. Senate delegation on the situation at the front and discussed Ukraine's priority military needs to achieve victory over russia.

Deputy Minister of Defense Stanislav Haider discussed with NATO Assistant Secretary General Boris Ruge the resumption of the full-fledged work of the NATO mission in Ukraine and plans to increase its strength to facilitate the implementation of summit decisions and bring Ukraine closer to NATO membership.

The head of the Main Department of Capital Investments of the Ministry of Defense was suspected of corruption because he failed to declare property worth UAH 14 million, including two apartments, a garage, a parking space and three cars.

Kyiv businessmen who helped Russia control Internet traffic in occupied Donetsk were detained for aiding the aggressor.

A representative of the Ministry of Defense explained the recruitment process for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in particular, how long it takes to be appointed to a unit after submitting a resume.

The Minister of Defense of Ukraine and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine visited the first recruitment center in Lviv to learn about its first achievements and challenges.

The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported that in 2022-2023, more than 2,000 strongholds, positions, and firing positions were built to strengthen the defense borders along the northern and Transnistrian regions and operational borders.

The draft law stipulates that conscripts whose service ended during martial law will be dismissed if they do not want to continue their service under a contract. Those dismissed to the reserve will receive a one-year deferral from mobilization.

The Ministry of Defense said that in 2023, local communities of Ukraine voluntarily transferred more than UAH 16 billion for the needs of the Armed Forces.

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the procedure for allocating UAH 515 million from the state budget for the construction and operation of the National Military Memorial Cemetery this year.

The Ministry of Defense reported that dozens of M113 armored personnel carriers equipped to evacuate wounded soldiers from the battlefield have arrived in Ukraine, and hundreds more are expected in the near future.

The Ministry of Defense is developing the Army+ mobile application for electronic reporting and provision of documents and services for military personnel.

Over the past two days, the Ukrainian military destroyed three Russian ATVs used to evacuate wounded soldiers or conduct small-scale assaults in the Zaporizhzhya sector.

Due to a court ruling in favor of a company that disrupts food tenders for the Armed Forces, DOT is forced to cancel 11 auctions.

The Ministry of Defense will introduce automated inventory and food accounting systems in military units to simplify logistics planning and reporting, as well as save time.

The Ministry of Defense is developing the Army+ mobile application to digitize military documents and services. The application is being developed by the Ministry of Defense jointly with the Ministry of Digital Transformation. The app is expected to be launched in the summer.

The implementation of an automated SAP-based defense resource management system in 200 Ukrainian military units has significantly accelerated the processing of supply requests for army brigades from several weeks to 2-3 days.

The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has joined a working group that is considering granting permission to military units to use narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances to provide medical care to wounded soldiers.

Several rehabilitation projects are being implemented in Odesa Oblast to help servicemen and children recover from injuries sustained during the war.

The court ruled to postpone the bail of UAH 1. 8 million for the former head of the state defense enterprise, who is a fugitive from justice and is accused of misappropriating UAH 2 million of state funds intended to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine.