Ministry of Defense of Ukraine

The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine is implementing a new procurement system in line with NATO standards to eliminate corruption risks in procurement for the Armed Forces.

Ukrainian reconnaissance men burned down a Russian Kasta-2E2 radar station near the Russian-Ukrainian border, disabling the radar and causing casualties.

Defense Minister Umerov announces the official launch of the Integrated Air and Missile Defense Coalition and the UAV Coalition after the 19th meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group.

Defense Minister Umerov discussed the results of the 19th meeting of the Contact Group on Ukraine's Defense, including the formation of coalitions to provide Ukraine with assistance in air defense, drones and demining.

10 countries have signed an agreement to cooperate in an IT coalition to help Ukraine build an interoperable IT infrastructure for its defense forces over the next 6 years.

A representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine said that Telegram poses a threat to Ukraine's information security and that work is underway to counter disinformation on platforms such as Telegram and TikTok.

Deputy Defense Minister Yuriy Dzhyhyr met with U. S. representatives to discuss reforming Ukraine's internal audit system, establishing an audit committee in the Defense Ministry, and monitoring the end use of weapons provided by U.S. partners.

The Kyiv Court of Appeal postponed the hearing of Roman Hrynkevych's appeal against the preventive measure in the case of UAH 1 billion clothing deals for the Armed Forces to February 29 because the judge is on sick leave.

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine has identified corrupt practices in the procurement of food for the Armed Forces by the Ministry of Defense and recommended strengthening control over food quality and amending procurement legislation.

The Netherlands will join a military coalition with the United Kingdom and other allies to provide Ukraine with advanced drone technology to enhance its offensive capabilities against Russia.

The Government adopted a resolution regulating the receipt and use of international military assistance in accordance with the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The military expert said that the companies that have been supplying food to the army since Yanukovych's time see the reforms that establish fair competition as a threat to their monopoly and resort to media campaigns to protect their interests.

Detectives of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine have uncovered a corruption scheme whereby the Ministry of Defense purchased food at inflated prices, allowing some suppliers to receive excessive profits from the military budget.

The state has returned over 50 hectares of defense land worth over UAH 803 million located in the border area with Romania after the prosecutor's office proved that they had been illegally transferred to municipal ownership.

The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has created a community of innovators to gain a 10:1 technological advantage over the enemy by solving problems at the front and receiving support from experts.

The Minister of Defense of Ukraine and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine discussed with the Commander of NATO's Allied Forces Europe the enhancement of Ukraine's electronic warfare capabilities to neutralize threats from enemy unmanned aerial vehicles.

EU diplomat Josep Borrell warns that russia may launch a new large-scale offensive against Ukraine after the presidential elections in russia.

Dirty campaign against the new team of the Ministry of Defense and the State Logistics Operator continues.

The Appellate Chamber of the High Anti-Corruption Court has imposed a two-month pre-trial restraint in the form of detention with the possibility of bail in the amount of UAH 50 million on former Defense Ministry official Oleksandr Liev in the case of the contract for the supply of ammunition to Lviv Arsenal.

The former head of a department of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine was arrested for two months with the possibility of posting UAH 50 million bail in the case of the ammunition supply contract.

The Appeals Chamber of the High Anti-Corruption Court has imposed a 2-month custodial detention with the possibility of UAH 50 million bail on Oleksandr Liev, former head of the Military and Technical Policy Department of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.

Ukraine submits requests to Russia to return the bodies of servicemen who were reportedly killed in the downing of an Il-76 aircraft.

The political scientist believes that the planned information campaign is aimed at discrediting the Ministry of Defense and the State Logistics Operator in order to promote certain individuals to positions of power.

The first Ukrainian Army Recruitment Center was opened in Lviv as a pilot project for transparent and efficient recruitment of military personnel.

The State Bureau of Investigation has seized the real estate and vehicles of Lviv businessman Ihor Hrynkevych and his family members for involvement in a fraudulent scheme.

Russia is training Russian UAV operators at an airfield in Syria to use Iranian-made drones in the war against Ukraine.

Elon Musk has denied reports that SpaceX has sold its satellite Internet terminals to Starlink russia.

Russian troops attacked 12 regions of Ukraine with mortars, tanks, artillery and aircraft, shelling 138 settlements and 142 infrastructure facilities, causing civilian casualties, while more than 90 attacks were repelled at the front.

Ukraine's military intelligence chief criticized the decision of the International Court of Justice that Russia was not responsible for terrorism in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over Ukraine in 2014.

The Ministry of Defense will allow military units to keep accounting registers and property registers only in electronic form to reduce bureaucracy and strengthen cybersecurity.