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During July 2025, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine approved more than 40 new unmanned aerial vehicles for use by the Defense Forces. According to Ukrinform, citing the press service of the Ministry of Defense, the Main Directorate of Support for the Lifecycle of Weapons and Military Equipment reported the news. “During July 2025, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine approved more than 40 new unmanned aerial vehicles for use by the Defense Forces. All of them are domestically produced,” the report said. As noted, FPVdrones with various characteristics predominate among those approved for use in July. In addition, in…

Ukrainian Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal had a phone call with Finnish Defense Minister Antti Häkkänen to discuss Ukraine’s defense needs, including financing the domestic defense industry and procuring weapons. Shmyhal shared details of the conversation on Telegram, as reported by Ukrinform. “I spoke with Finnish Defense Minister Antti Häkkänen. We appreciate the comprehensive support, especially in the military sphere. We coordinated priorities for financing Ukraine’s defense industry and arms procurement. We also discussed launching joint production projects, particularly under the Build with Ukraine initiative,” Shmyhal stated. Read also: Dutch defense minister visits Ukrainian troops training in UK He expressed gratitude…

Ukraine's defense-industrial complex currently includes around 900 enterprises, the majority of which are privately owned. First Deputy Defense Minister, Lieutenant General Ivan Havryliuk, said this in a blog post for Ukrinform. "The majority of enterprises in the defense-industrial sector are privately owned. In total, the domestic defense industry now comprises around 900 enterprises," Havryliuk said. According to him, in recent years Ukraine's defense sector has significantly expanded its capacity, particularly in the production of Soviet-caliber ammunition, armored vehicles, anti-tank missile systems, and more. In addition, Ukraine has developed its own manufacturing schools for unmanned systems, electronic warfare, and armored combat…

President Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting with Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi, Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal, and Commander of the Air Assault Forces Oleh Apostol during a working trip to the Sumy region. According to Ukrinform, Zelensky shared details of the meeting on Facebook. “There were separate reports on the situation along the entire frontline, our priorities, the Ministry of Defense’s plan for the next six months, and the actions of the Air Assault Forces. We discussed everything in detail,” Zelensky noted. He added that the work is underway to strengthen Ukraine’s defense and enhance the…

The Ministry of Defense has approved a new camouflage pattern for the Ukrainian Armed Forces' clothing and equipment - MM-25. According to Ukrinform, this was reported on the website of the Ministry of Defense Partner. It is noted that the Central Directorate for Logistics Development has approved the new MM-25 camouflage pattern for further use in the manufacture of clothing and equipment for the Ukrainian army. Manufacturers and suppliers of clothing and equipment are asked to contact the Central Directorate for Material Support Development to familiarize themselves with samples of the camouflage pattern and color scheme by filling out application…

The Russian army’s combat losses in Ukraine from February 24, 2022 to May 27, 2025 amount to nearly 982,840 invaders, including another 990 troops killed or wounded in action in the past day. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said this in a post on Facebook, according to Ukrinform. The Ukrainian defenders have also destroyed 10,860 enemy tanks (+2 in the past day), 22,642 armored combat vehicles (+1), 28,337 artillery systems (+17), 1,397 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,171 air defense systems, 372 aircraft, 336 helicopters, 37,853 unmanned aerial vehicles (+222), 3,265 cruise missiles (+9), 28 warships/cutters, 1…

The war in Ukraine has shown that the use of unmanned systems, artificial intelligence (AI) and other innovative technologies will be crucial in the future of warfare, so the EU must actively develop its own technological base in order not to depend on third countries. EU High Representative Josep Borrell wrote about this in his blog published on the website of the European External Action Service. He made his remarks following his participation in the COTEC conference on technological sovereignty in defense, which took place in September in the Spanish city of Las Palmas. “The war against Ukraine has provided…

Finland’s Defense Forces believe that the experience gained from arms supplies to Ukraine will be useful for the development of the latest Finnish military equipment. This was stated by the head of the Department of Military Economy at Finland’s Defense Forces, Lieutenant General Mikko Heiskanen, Ukrinform reports with reference to Yle. He noted that not only older defense materiel stored in warehouses is exported to Ukraine. According to Heiskanen, the latest innovations of the Finnish defense industry are being delivered, including some that are still being developed. Read also: Finland’s aid to Ukraine amounts to almost EUR 3B "The feedback…

The Unmanned Systems Forces needs to be dynamic and flexible to create the army of the future, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrskyi, told a meeting of the working group on unmanned systems, where priorities for the development of land, sea, and air platforms were determined and key tasks were outlined at all levels. That’s according to the top commander’s report on Facebook, seen by Ukrinform. Syrskyi said one of his strategic tasks is the transformation of the Ukrainian Army into a high-tech force. According to the commandeer, this will allow to not only have an edge…

U.S. President Joe Biden instructed his security team to change the guidance regarding the use of American weapons by Ukraine for hitting military targets on Russian soil, but this does not apply to ATACMS. This was stated in an interview with Ukrinform by Senior Director for Europe at the U.S. National Security Council, Michael Carpenter. "This comes in the context of the Russian offensive in the Kharkiv region, after which the Ukrainian side came to us and asked for permission to be able to strike targets in Russia that were firing against Ukrainian positions, Ukrainian villages, and towns," Carpenter noted.…