President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has asked parliament to dismiss Defence Minister Stepan Poltorak, Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin and the head of the Security Service of Ukraine
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Defence Minister Stepan Poltorak has said that NATO insists that Ukraine's accession to the alliance should be fast-tracked.
"What changed in 2018 and even earlier, in 2016-2017?…
President Petro Poroshenko has dismissed Defence Minister Stepan Poltorak from military service. The president announced this at the official event celebrating Ukrainian servicemen…
Defence Minister Stepan Poltorak has signed an order "on the dismissal of servicemen from military service in October-December 2017".
"The document was signed in accordance with the…
Ukraine plans to increase the Defence Ministry budget to 83.3bn hryvnyas (around 3.2bn dollars at the current exchange rate) next year, Defence Minister Stepan Poltorak said during…
Ukraine remains in the zone of attention of European nations and feels their support.The Minister of Defence of Ukraine Stepan Poltorak on 31 August in Kyiv met with the UK Minister…
The Ukrainian government on Wednesday approved a new procedure for the calculation of monetary allowance for servicemen.
The government press service quoted Defence Minister Stepan…
Ukrainian Minister of Defence Stepan Poltorak tomorrow will decide on strengthening the presence of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Bessarabia.
"We plan to strengthen our troops in…
The Cabinet of Ministers at a previous meetings approved the concept of creating ammunition production in Ukraine, Defence Minister Stepan Poltorak told a briefing on Thursday, 29…
Ukraine has bought electronic warfare systems in European countries, Defence Minister Stepan Poltorak told reporters on 12 December.
"Russia is experimenting with and using its [technological…
The air defence units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' Air Force have successfully launched 16 guided surface-to-air medium-range missiles as part of the life fire tests in Kherson Region…
Ukraine has been working hard to get the status of "Major US non-NATO Ally", Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak said in an interview on the "Left Bank with Sonia Koshkina" talk show…
Ukraine spends 6 700 dollars a year to provide one militarywhereas in the US the figure is up to 500 thousand dollars, in the Baltic countries - 80 thousand, in Poland - 90 thousand…
The appointment of Stepan Poltorak as the head of the Defense Ministry in October 2014 marked the end of the incessant rotation of heads of the department when the ministerial portfolio…
US Defence Secretary Ash Carter has appointed a retired US Army general as a special adviser to Ukraine's defence minister, Associated Press reported on 8 September.
The Pentagon…