Ukraine War Articles
This year, pilots of the multirole F-16 Fighting Falcon can for the second time lay claim to serving as assistants to Ukraine’s St. Nicholas.
How was the Basic General Military Training (BGMT) program improved in the context of first aid? At what stage of BGMT are tourniquet conversion and repositioning taught?
“I no longer ask when peace will come. I ask whether we will be ready for what comes after it”, — says Olena, a 36-year-old manager from Kharkiv who, over four years of war, has become a volunteer hub coordinator, a psychologist for her neighbors, and a drone specialist. “Because peace is not silence. It is even more challenges”.
One servicemember was struck in the jaw with a right fist by the convicted man, while another was run over with a passenger car.
Drones, UAVs, and other unmanned systems may seem like ultra-modern innovations. However, in reality, humanity began using such flying machines much earlier.
“Two months ago, a young man came to us wanting to sign a contract, but he was still under 18. Yesterday was his birthday. Today he signed his contract with us”, — says Junior Sergeant Andrii Yendrizhyievskyi.
The F-16 Fighting Falcon project was born in defiance of the system. This revolutionary multirole fighter entered service thanks to the Fighter Mafia, which lobbied for the project and overcame resistance from conservative generals.
The destruction of the Russian A-601A aircraft with an experimental laser system by Ukrainian drones has become a striking demonstration of how rapidly the nature of the air war is changing.
Today, Ukraine celebrates Sergeant’s Day.
Is it difficult to learn to operate the German bridge-layer Biber? What kind of beast is it, how did it get to Ukraine and where has it been used?
What should pay look like at the frontline and in the rear to sufficiently motivate military service?
Social media is flooded with short videos of UAVs dropping “toys” that destroy enemy infantry or set their equipment on fire, or of kamikaze drones spectacularly turning armored combat vehicles into scrap.
Strike-UAV company fighters of the 151st Separate Reconnaissance Battalion talk about the specifics of modern air warfare.
“The main thing is to think about people, not to spare the vehicle, and to put your foot down on the gas”, — that is the guiding credo of the chief sergeant of the evacuation and combat-supply group of the reconnaissance company of the 151st Separate Reconnaissance-Strike Battalion of the 10th Army Corps, Serhii, callsign “Pyast.”
His path to Ukraine began with volunteer programs. At first, he worked with an American NGO that trained civilians and soldiers in TCCC.
This year’s MSPO 2025 arms exhibition, held in the Polish city of Kielce, once again confirmed its status as one of the most influential platforms in Europe’s defense industry.
Starting September 1, all representatives of the Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Centers (TRCs and SSCs) working in notification groups will be required to wear body cameras. This requirement has been established by a special directive of the Minister of Defense.
In Anchorage, the largest city in Alaska, on the eve of U.S. President Donald Trump’s meeting with the Russian dictator, a rally in support of Ukraine took place.
Ukraine is increasingly conducting effective drone strikes against Russia’s oil refineries and other strategic industrial facilities, inflicting significant material losses on the enemy.