U.S. Senate approves large-scale military aid to Ukraine
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The U.S. Senate approved increasing up to $300 million and significantly expand assistance to Ukraine’s security sector in the U.S. defense budget for 2020, the Embassy of Ukraine in the USA said on Friday. Senators included about $300 million in new spending for security cooperation funds for additional training, equipment, and advisory efforts to build […]
Ukrainian Soldiers obliterates unique Russian artillery reconnaissance complex
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Ukrainian Soldiers spotted and obliterated unique Russian missile and artillery ground reconnaissance complex, called the Zoopark-1, in eastern Ukraine’s separatist territories. The Ukrainian National Guard’s Azov regiment has announced that on 23 June it spotted modern Zoopark-1 radar complex near town Gorlivka seized by Russian-backed separatists in 2014 after Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine. It […]
U.S. Soldiers conducts pistol marksmanship training with newest M17 in Ukraine
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U.S. Soldiers have conducted a series of pistol marksmanship training with its modern M17 handguns in Ukraine. On Monday, the U.S. Army released images showed Soldiers from Task Force Carentan, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) conducted pistol marksmanship training with the modern M17 pistol at Yavoriv military range in Ukraine. The […]
Ukraine plans to buy 13 AN-178 medium transport aircraft
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The Ukrainian Ministry of Interior has settled on buying thirteen Antonov AN-178 medium transport aircraft. “Ukrainian Ministry of Interior to purchase 13 Ukrainian AN-178 for soldiers of National Guard and the State Emergency Service of Ukraine. The contract agreed to sign this fall. These are the first aircraft with Ukrainian and European, but without Russian […]
Pentagon to supply Ukraine with anti-ship missiles
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Washington is ready to expand arms supplies to Ukraine in order to build up the country’s naval forces in the face of continuing Russian support for eastern separatists, according to the Embassy of Ukraine in the USA. The Ukrainian Embassy said on Thursday that the U.S. Senate suggests increasing up to $300 million and significantly […]
Ukraine completes deliveries of second batch of new 100mm rounds for BMP-3 of foreign customer
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Ukraine’s state-owned defense industrial company SpetsTeсhnoExport has completed the delivery of the second batch of new 100mm rounds for BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicle of foreign customer, according to a company official. In 2017 SpetsTeсhnoExport successfully exported the first batch of the Ukrainian 100 mm rounds for BMP-3 of foreign customer, and a few months ago – […]
Russia holds large scale military exercises near Ukrainian border
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Russia launches massive military exercises in the Southern Military District all along the Ukrainian border. According to media reports in recent weeks, Russian Defense Forces held serial of tactical military exercises in the Voronezh, Bryansk, Rostov regions and in the illegally annexed Crimea. Amid tensions between Russia and Ukraine, the motorized rifle brigade units of […]
Russia publicly threatens Ukraine with “military conflict”
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Russian officials publicly threaten Ukraine with “military conflict”, according to TASS. Russia’s Federation Council on Wednesday approved a statement saying that violations of the rules of navigation by Ukrainian ships in the Kerch Strait are fraught with a military conflict with Russia in which NATO may be involved. The Federation Council’s statement about NATO’s destructive […]
U.S. soldiers from 101st Airborne Division will deploy to Ukraine for nine months
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The U.S. Army has announced that more than 150 Soldiers assigned to 2nd Brigade Combat Team “Strike,” 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) will deploy to Ukraine in mid-April for what is scheduled to be a nine-month tour. The Soldiers will advise and assist the Ukrainian Armed Forces with the continued development of the Yavoriv Combat […]
Ukraine receives more HMMWVs from the US
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Ukrainian Armed Forces received a new batch of HMMWVs, commonly known as Humvees, from the US. According to “Dumskay” newspaper, another batch of military equipment for the Armed Forces of Ukraine arrived in the port of Odessa on 9 April. The Sea Amazon cargo ship under the flag of Malta delivered 175 tons of weapons […]