Ukraine’s Defense Ministry says some suppliers cannot build weapons ordered, and drops contracts to free $346 million for front
Technology and tactics change quickly, the ministry says, and some weapons no longer match combat tasks.
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Ukraine turned ground robots into a frontline workhorse. Its first competitive tender may reward cheap copies over proven machines, an officer warns
Kyiv opened its first competitive tender for logistics and strike robots—a model a frontline officer warns rewards the cheapest compliant bid and could favor cheap copies over proven machines.
Ukraine has shown its answer to Russia’s most powerful drones for first time. Meet Alexa Spatium, which can carry thermobaric warheads and fly back home
Ukraine codified its first jet-powered interceptor drone, the Alexa Spatium, built to destroy Russia's jet Geran drones.
Ukraine’s top military marketplace has processed $235 million in orders. Now it goes further, letting units spec a custom drone across 17 characteristics
Ukraine's Brave1 Market added a tool letting military units order custom drones built to their own specifications.
From 27,711 to 40,438 in two months: Ukraine’s drone kill rate is climbing fast
All of the destroyed targets were confirmed through the DELTA battle-management system.
Ukraine’s new AI platform trains weapons on five million frames of drone footage. Partner countries can use it too
Ukraine's Defense Ministry opened Avengers Labs, an AI-training platform built on battlefield data.
More than 100,000 Ukrainian soldiers went AWOL. Ukraine’s answer isn’t punishment but choice of where to serve
Ukraine expanded its simplified return program for soldiers who went AWOL.
Ukraine’s Gen Z protested for their anti-corruption agencies last year. Now they’re protesting for one man
A leaderless crowd is reading the war more clearly than the command class that dismisses them—and letting one blogger tell them what it means.
Ukraine wants an AI-driven army. Its new defense center is already putting AI inside kill chain, steering drones onto target in final seconds
From last-mile targeting that beats jamming to autonomous turrets, the Ukrainian military center wants AI everywhere, but humans still pull the trigger.
Ukraine’s new frontline robot hauls cargo, evacuates soldiers, and clears mines. Meet Vepr, built from real combat experience
The Ministry of Defense codified the modernized Vepr logistics-and-evacuation UGV for service in the Armed Forces.
Ukraine uncovers $1.6 million food-procurement scheme: defense official “forgets” quality-check clause on $9.1 million in contracts
Soldiers got rations mixing quality items with expired food.
From Caspian Sea to Baltic coast: Ukraine’s April strike campaign reached every corner of Russia’s oil empire
Since the beginning of the year, Russia has lost at least $7 billion due to Ukrainian strikes on oil infrastructure.
“Octopus” interceptor goes to serial production: 8,000 units ordered to counter Russia’s Shahed strikes
The drones are backed by the UK and 29 domestic enterprises.
British Rapid Ranger is downing Shaheds in Ukraine from Spanish armored vehicles
Ukraine's air defense just gained a new super layer.
March from hell: Ukraine hits 10 refineries, 12 air defense systems, 5 Russian factories, halting missile chip supply for 6 months (MAP)
Ukraine hit more strategic Russian targets in March than any previous month.
Ukraine builds NATO-standard digital logistics for EW: ULZ promises faster gear delivery to front lines
Using a platform already deployed by 90% of NATO armies, Kyiv ensures transparency, faster maintenance, and smoother coordination for its forces.
Ukraine’s battle-hardened soldiers to teach Bundeswehr—Germany braces for real-world drone and mass-strike warfare
German troops will gain hands-on lessons in high-intensity combat scenarios that only Ukrainian soldiers have faced daily since 2022.
Zelenskyy shakes up Air Force units after Russian drones punch through defenses
Defense Minister Fedorov tasked with overseeing counter-drone improvements.
Ukrainian combat robot equipped with Browning 12.7 mm heavy machine gun held infantry position alone for 1.5 months
Russians couldn't breach defensive line under constant UGS fire.
Game changer: Ukraine’s homegrown ‘Octopus’ anti-Shahed interceptor drone enters mass production
Combat-proven system operates at night, under electronic jamming, and at low altitude to counter conditions that strain standard air defenses.