How Ukraine is building its territorial defense: results of first month
The first local defense units emerged in Ukraine in 2015. However, these were neither part of the armed…
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Germany blocks Ukraine’s arms purchase from NATO as unofficial arms embargo on Ukraine continues
The news about Germany's move was reported by Ukraine’s Minister of Defense Oleksiy Reznikov in his commentary for…
Growing pains in the Ukrainian Special Forces
Nonetheless, the UASOF still suffers from some obstacles on its road to superior combat readiness. Chief among them…
Defense reform in Ukraine: The leadership challenge
The latest “National Security Strategy of Ukraine” was approved on September 14, 2020 (see EDM, September 24, 2020),…
New reservists law in Ukraine: A forced step forward
According to the Ukrainian General Staff, the reserve system reforms introduce a number of key changes (Army Inform,…
Escalation around Donbas: Is the Ukrainian army prepared for full-scale Russian aggression?
Several reasons were put forward to try to explain the springtime Russian buildup; and any or all of…
Ukraine looks for applicable lessons in latest Karabakh War
Originally published by Jamestown.org on November 9, 2020 From the earliest days of war in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas…
Baku’s success in using Turkish drones raises question: Could Ukraine use them against Russia in Crimea?
The Azerbaijani military’s use of Bayraktar TB2 medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UAV), purchased from Türkiye, played…
Ukrainian-UK defense cooperation: Will London have Kyiv’s back?
On October 7, in the presence of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who was paying an official visit to…
Russian disinformation shadows Ukrainian-British-US Joint Endeavor 2020 exercise
The Russian Armed Forces’ largest military exercise of the year, Kavkaz 2020, was held on September 21–23, in…
Ukraine’s new National Security Strategy: A wide scope with foggy implementation mechanisms
On September 14, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy approved the country’s new National Security Strategy, entitled “Human Security—the State’s…
Kyiv considers purchase of 16 US patrol boats Mark VI which might strengthen Ukraine’s maritime security
It should be noted that the March–June 2020 reduction in such artificial delays should not be taken as…
Ukraine-NATO: Politicians struggle, while military acts
Relations between Ukraine and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) have long been complicated, sometimes even uncertain. From…
Problems in the Ukrainian military food-supply system: Coronavirus or symptom of slowdown in reforms?
On March 1, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense (MOD) reported that all combat units and some small garrisons…
Ukrainian defense industry works hard to strengthen Army: Latest projects
Read also: Five projects which will strengthen the Ukrainian Army in the new year Military gear adapted to…
New Ukrainian main battle tank to give new life to old Soviet T-64 and T-72 tank hulls
Ukrainian company Arey Engineering Group developed a new main battle tank design codenamed T-Rex (Ukrainian: "Тірекс"), which is to…
Ukraine will manufacture its own military drones — Turchynov
Ukraine will manufacture its own military drones, the Secretary of the National Security Council Oleksandr Turchynov said on…
Ukraine releases names of Russian soldiers killed in Debaltseve
The Ministry of Defense (MOD) has released the names of several Russian citizens who had been fighting in…
What to expect from the replacement of the Defense Ministry head?
Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko was governed by Stepan Poltorak’s authority when nominating him as the new Defense Minister.…
Poroshenko accepts Heletey’s resignation
President Petro Poroshenko approved the resignation rapport handed in by Defense Minister Valery Heletey to the head of…