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Ukrainian defense industry capabilities have grown from $1 billion to $35 billion in recent years, Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal said on January 9.
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, in a Q&A format, explained the current options for returning to service for military personnel who have unauthorizedly left their unit.
According to the results of 2025, enterprises of JSC Ukrainian Defense Industry increased the production of weapons and military equipment by one and a half times compared to the previous year.
During the fourth quarter of 2025, the Ministry of Defense granted manufacturers 30 licenses to use technologies developed by military personnel within the Ministry.
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has tightened requirements for defense contract executors who have debts in enforcement proceedings and whose enforcement actions are suspended during martial law.
In 2025, the Ministry of Defense fully ensured fulfillment of the Armed Forces’ request for ground robotic systems.
The Ministry of Defense has transferred the digital Logistics Management System into permanent operation.
In the combat digital ecosystem DELTA, a mechanism for planning and reporting missions of ground robotic systems has been launched.
Throughout 2025, the intensity of combat operations at the front remained high. According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the total number of combat engagements during the year amounted to 61,605.
In 2025, Ukraine managed to attract over $45 billion in assistance — the highest figure since the beginning of the full-scale war and nearly 30% more than last year.
The Ministry of Defense has granted Defence City resident status to its first company. It became one of Ukraine’s largest drone manufacturers, known in particular for producing Vampire drones, Shrike drones, and Shahed interceptor UAVs.
From January 1, a new stage of defense procurement reform begins, including the launch of a unified procurement agency of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
The Defense Forces of Ukraine continue to destroy the enemy. In 2025, Russian occupiers suffered significant losses in manpower and equipment.
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine’s Defense Procurement Agency has expanded the list of equipment supplied through DOT-Chain Defence. From now on, brigades will be able to choose and receive assets to counter enemy Shahed drones. Currently, such drones are available under the “Army of Drones Bonus” program.
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The third wave of deployment of the “Impulse” personnel accounting system has begun in the Armed Forces of Ukraine — it is now also being introduced in units of the Unmanned Systems Forces..
Blood, mud, and deranged mercenaries from the Wagner PMC storming your tree line are anything but what you hope to experience during the winter holidays.
Minister of Defense of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal summarized the results of the Ministry of Defense’s work in 2025 and thanked everyone involved in defending Ukraine.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved a decision to pay allowances for direct provision of the educational process to the teaching staff of all military lyceums of Ukraine.
Starting in 2026, military units will be able to purchase components for drones using funds from the general budget.
The validation of a specialized computer program for Food Service Process Management (SCPS FSM) has begun. It is being tested under real-world conditions to prepare it for large-scale use.