Domestic production has developed to the point when it is able to produce even more than Ukraine’s Defence Ministry can order based on the 2024 budget. Source: Yehor Cherniev, Member of the Ukrainian Parliament, Deputy Head of the Committee of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine for National Security, Defence and Intelligence and Permanent Head of […]
The Ministry of Defence of Ukraine has approved the first armoured vest adapted to the specific structure of a woman’s body. The sample was approved after a series of field tests, according to Ukraine’s Defence Ministry. “Since women have narrower shoulders and a wider pelvis than men, it was uncomfortable for the servicemen to handle […]
The UK Ministry of Defence has shown the training of the Ukrainian military in the United Kingdom in 2023. Source: The ministry published the video on Twitter (X), European Pravda writes Quote: “In 2023, across the British countryside, Ukrainian recruits have been training hard,” the statement said. According to the Ministry of Defence, more than […]
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A move by Japan to provide Patriot air defence systems to Ukraine will have “grave consequences” for Russia-Japan ties, Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday. Relations between Moscow and Tokyo, already difficult, have deteriorated sharply since Russia sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine in Feb. 2022. Japan […]
The Russian Forces attacked Ukraine with 46 Shahed-type attack drones, with air defence destroying 32 of their kamikaze drones on the night of 26-27 December. Source: Press service of the Air Force Command on Telegram Quote: “On the night of 27 December 2023, Russian occupiers attacked with Shahed-type attack UAVs from two fronts: Balaklava – […]
Four former UK defence secretaries from the Conservative Party have called on Rishi Sunak’s government to urgently announce the amount of military assistance London will provide Ukraine with in 2024. Source: European Pravda with reference to The Telegraph Details: In their joint appeal, Michael Fallon, Ben Wallace, Liam Fox and Gavin Williamson called on the […]
Sergei Shoigu, Minister of Defence of Russia, has reported to Russian President Vladimir Putin about the destruction of the large landing ship Novocherkassk near the city of Feodosiia in occupied Crimea. Source: Russian Interfax media outlet with reference to Dmitry Peskov, press secretary of Putin Quote by Peskov: “The Minister of Defence Shoigu has reported […]
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian forces have gained full control of Maryinka, a town in eastern Ukraine, Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu told President Vladimir Putin, one of Russia’s most significant gains since the capture of Bakhmut in May. Most accounts of Maryinka, southwest of the Russian-held regional centre of Donetsk, describe it as a ghost […]
The Ministry of Defence of Ukraine has announced the launch of an artillery coalition in January 2024 to strengthen the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Source: press release from the Ministry of Defence published on Sunday, 24 December, reported by European Pravda Details: The creation of the new coalition was discussed at a meeting between Deputy Defence […]
Ukraine’s Defence Minister Rustem Umierov has explained that the term demobilisation will not be used until the war is over, although the soldiers will be given opportunities to rest or be partially discharged. Source: Umierov in an interview with Suspilne, a public broadcaster in Ukraine Details: Umierov noted that the Defence Ministry and the Verkhovna […]
Photo: Ukrainska Pravda Ukraine’s Defence Ministry is considering the possibility of notifying men to report to the military enlistment offices via electronic draft notices. Source: Ukraine’s Defence Minister Rustem Umierov in an interview with Suspilne, Ukraine’s public broadcaster Details: The broadcaster stressed that, as Umierov said, the defence ministry is considering the possibility of notifying […]
Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence is working to recover funds that were transferred to an ammunition manufacturer as a result of a corrupt scheme. Lawyers are examining how to terminate the contract. Source: Interfax-Ukraine, citing Ilarion Pavliuk, head of the Defence Ministry’s Press and Information Department, on the national joint 24/7 newscast Quote from Pavliuk: “We […]