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Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans has stated that drones have become the new priority in supporting Ukraine following the transfer of 24 F-16 fighter jets. He shared this in an interview with Ukrinform. “I think we are supporting the military in a very broad way. I believe we have delivered almost every weapon system or type of equipment you can think of. If you look at our priorities, we started with helmets and Stinger missiles then Patriots and also elements of the Patriot systems. Then F-16s became the key priority. F-16s remain important because we have delivered all 24 fighter…

Ukraine submitted nearly a quarter of all entries to the NATO international innovation competition focused on countering FPV drones operating via fiber-optic control. According to Ukrinform, this was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. “The JATEC hackathon on countering fiber-optic FPV drones received a record number of proposals — a quarter of them came from Ukraine,” the statement reads. According to the Ministry, developers submitted 162 proposals to the International Innovation Challenge organized by the NATO–Ukraine Joint Analysis, Training and Education Centre (JATEC). The challenge targets FPV drones operated via fiber-optic cable, and this…

Ukraine is actively working on the development and deployment of drone interceptors to protect its cities from Russian-launched Shahed drones. President Volodymyr Zelensky announced this on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Canada, Ukrinform reports. “ We’re working now to develop and deploy interception drones – to protect our cities from Shaheds. Our cities – and, therefore, yours. And we need additional financing to produce them; the exact numbers will be provided by our team. And this – new interceptors – are important for Europe, for the Indo-Pacific, and for Japan, and Canada, and the United States,” Zelensky said. As Ukrinform previously…

Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský has emphasized the importance of continuing the Czech-led arms initiative for Ukraine beyond the upcoming parliamentary elections. His comments were reported by Bloomberg and relayed by Ukrinform. Lipavský stated that ammunition deliveries, which the Czech Republic is procuring with funding from 11 partner countries, are expected to reach 1.8 million rounds this year. However, he acknowledged that the future of the program may hinge on the outcome of key elections this fall. “We’ve secured funding for next year. But what is absolutely crucial is to preserve political support for the ammunition initiative after Czech parliamentary…

Germany is co-financing three drone production projects in Ukraine, though there are currently no plans to support missile manufacturing. This was stated in an interview with Ukrinform by renowned German expert and Senior Fellow at the Munich Security Conference, Nico Lange. “Germany is co-financing three drone projects… These are not new projects; they are not copying Taurus or anything like that… These are three ongoing projects that can now move forward more effectively due to €400 million in allocated funding,” the expert explained. He suggested that communication from the German side may not have been entirely clear, leading to the…

During exercises within the framework of Operation Interflex, Ukrainian military shared experience in using FPV drones in combat. This was reported on Facebook by the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, as seen by Ukrinform. Ukrainian soldiers show their partners, in particular from Australia and Finland, how new technologies are “changing the course of war”. "At a British training ground, a new phase of exercises under Operation Interflex is underway, marking the first time FPV drones are being extensively integrated into the training," the report says. Read also: UK boosts drone investment for Ukraine tenfold The General Staff noted that…

The team of the Ministry of Strategic Industries held a working meeting with the Vietnamese Ambassador to Ukraine and Moldova to discuss promising areas of cooperation in the field of defense industries. The Ministry reported this on Facebook, Ukrinform saw. "We worked on expanding the geography of defense partnerships. With Phem Hai, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Vietnam to Ukraine and Moldova, we explored opportunities for Vietnamese-Ukrainian cooperation in areas of mutual interest. In particular, we discussed aviation, naval and explosives sectors," the report says. It is noted that the parties also agreed to hold a meeting at the level…

The Armed Forces launched an educational project aimed at developing leadership competencies in medical unit commanders. The General Staff reported this on Facebook, Ukrinform saw. The project is being implemented by the Kyiv-Mohyla Business School together with the command of the Medical Forces and one of the charities, with the assistance from the Central Department of Innovation at the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Brigadier General Andriy Lebedenko, spoke at the project launch noting that "today’s commanders of medical units have come a long way from serving as combat medics, having gained significant practical experience."…

The Czech Republic is going to deliver even more ammunition to Ukraine this year under its ongoing initiative and aims to continue the effort into 2026. This was discussed during bilateral talks between Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and his Czech counterpart Jan Lipavský, reports a Ukrinform correspondent. "I am glad that Europe has started playing a larger role in supporting Ukraine. The Czech Republic will continue to play its part, notably through participation in the Coalition of the Willing and by continuing our Ammunition Initiative. We aim to deliver more large-caliber ammunition this year than we did in 2024…

Representatives from the Ministries of Defense of Ukraine and the Czech Republic met in Kyiv to discuss continued funding for ammunition supplies under the Czech initiative. That is according to the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, as reported by Ukrinform. Deputy Ministers Sergiy Boyev, Valerii Churkin, and Mykola Shevtsov discussed ammunition supply issues with the Czech Defense Ministry delegation. Aleš Vytečka, Director of the Intergovernmental Defense Cooperation Agency at the Czech Ministry of Defense, emphasized the importance of timely ammunition deliveries—a key topic of his visit to Kyiv. During the discussions, Boyev stressed the need for additional funding in 2025…