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During a trip to Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal heard a report from the head of the State Special Transport Service, Major General Oleksandr Yakovets, on the construction of fortifications in Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, Sumy, Kharkiv, Chernihiv, and Kyiv oblasts.
The MAUL ground robotic system for evacuating the wounded is an innovative development of the 1st Separate Medical Battalion.
Minister of Defense Denys Shmyhal, together with the Head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, Ivan Fedorov, visited an air defense command post at the base of one of the anti-aircraft missile brigades.
Ukraine’s military medicine is integrating NATO standards into medical care while adapting them to the realities of modern warfare.
Ukraine’s defense-industrial complex has undergone a large-scale transformation — from a state-centered model to a flexible ecosystem with hundreds of private companies, decentralized production, and direct feedback between the military and engineers.
In 2026, the Armed Forces of Ukraine will receive 200 Bohdana self-propelled artillery systems on the new Zetros chassis. The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine explained what makes these chassis special.
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine held a meeting with military attachés of NATO member states and other partner countries, during which it presented the current state of digitalization of defense resource accounting within the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as well as key priorities of digital transformation and development plans.
The military medical system is a vital mechanism created to preserve the lives of servicemembers and restore their combat capability through consistent and timely medical care at all stages.
Ukrainian-German agreements concern spare parts for Patriot systems, procurement of Ukrainian UAVs, production of the Bohdana self-propelled artillery system on a new chassis, and joint UAV production.
The State Logistics Operator of the Ministry of Defense is launching, for the first time, the procurement of systems for collecting biological samples from servicemembers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
In 2025, the Ukraine Defense Contact Group held eight meetings, during which partners announced military aid packages for Ukraine totaling billions of euros.
No matter how cold and gloomy the harsh winter forest may seem, it can provide reliable shelter for our warriors, instilling calm and confidence in them.
The Ministry of Defense has initiated the launch of a special legal regime, Defence City, a state support instrument for enterprises of the defense-industrial complex. The regime is expected to come into effect on January 5, 2026, following the adoption of the relevant decisions by the Cabinet of Ministers.
Russian aggression, which began in February 2014, led to a rapid quantitative expansion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Newly formed brigades required combat equipment.
Minister of Defense Denys Shmyhal reported on important long-term support commitments Ukraine received from partners during the Ramstein-format meeting.
Minister of Defense of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal addressed partners during the 32nd meeting in the Ramstein format and expressed sincere gratitude for support in 2025, which became a record year in terms of assistance volumes.
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine held the “Depth of Security — 2025” conference, during which a framework concept for the development of underwater demining in Ukraine was developed.
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine is directing funding to combat brigades to procure what best meets their real needs.
A number of updates have been introduced to the “Impulse” system for precise accounting of military personnel, aimed at developing reporting, working with staffing structures, and processing large volumes of data under load.
In 2025, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, through the State Rear Operator, procured and supplied to military units more than 30,000 sets of field uniforms for female servicemembers, including 500 sets of enhanced-durability uniforms (Class 13) designed for performing tasks in difficult conditions.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has adopted a resolution to launch a new experimental project on the automatic military registration of conscripts, persons liable for military service, and reservists.
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine General Oleksandr Syrskyi stated that the size of the Russian grouping has for a long time remained at around 710,000 personnel, and the enemy has been unable to increase this number despite active recruitment in Russia, because Ukrainian warriors are “minus-ing” about a thousand occupiers killed and wounded every day.