Ministry of Strategic Industries of Ukraine

Ukraine launches the Iron Range project to simplify testing and evaluation of new weapons to speed up their development and delivery to the army.

The United Kingdom and BAE Systems have signed an agreement for the company to repair and maintain L119 guns in Ukraine at British expense, reducing logistics for the Ukrainian military and attracting partner funds to the country.

Three individuals, including the head of a strategic state-owned enterprise, its beneficial owner and an accountant, were charged with causing UAH 3. 2 million in losses through a scheme involving overpriced contracts and falsification of documents.

Ukraine has started negotiations with Latvia on a bilateral security agreement, defining its content, key elements and thematic blocks.

Ukraine and Finland held another round of talks to outline key elements of a bilateral security agreement.

In February, 228 shelters were constructed at public expense in Ukraine, including 196 repaired, 6 newly constructed, 23 modular shelters and 3 reconstructed/rehabilitated, with priority given to educational and healthcare facilities and residential buildings, as part of ongoing efforts to build and equip protective structures in accordance with the plan developed for the end of 2023.

President Zelenskyy held a meeting with the military leadership to discuss the situation at the front, frontline supplies, weapons production, and construction of fortifications.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held meetings on arms supplies from partners and domestic production to implement recent agreements as soon as possible.

The deputy minister said that with additional funding, Ukrainian drone manufacturers could increase monthly production from about 150,000 units to more than 2 million units by the end of the year.

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.

After taking inventory of Ukraine's resources and determining how many more people need to be mobilized, Ukraine will decide how to improve its reservation system.

The Minister of Strategic Industries of Ukraine and the CEO of the German company Helsing GmbH sign a Memorandum on Artificial Intelligence in Ukrainian Drones.

An interagency group, the Ukraine Deal Team, has started operating in Ukraine and is already actively pursuing three major projects with American defense companies.

Ukraine is increasing the production of drones and ammunition, as well as developing new weapons to strengthen its defense against a full-scale Russian invasion.

The head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine said that Russia failed to achieve the goals of its offensive, which began in November 2023, and that the enemy's offensive potential would be completely exhausted by early spring.