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  • General Staff: No reason to set up military administrations The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has said that there is no reason to set up military-civilian administration because of the introduction of martial law, its deputy …
  • Ukraine set for martial law, parliament vote pending Ukraine may introduce martial law following the Russian armed attack on three Ukrainian naval boats in the Kerch Strait, which were heading from Odessa to the port of Mariupol. On…
  • Ukrainian servicemen to be paid higher salaries President Petro Poroshenko has said that as of 1 January 2019, servicemen will be paid at least 10,000 hryvnyas (360 dollars) a month. For those on the front line, minimum wage will…
  • Soldier wounded by blast at Rivne training range A 19-year-old contract soldier of the 30th Kostyanty Ostrozkyy mechanized brigade, which is based in Novohrad-Volynskyy, Zhytomyr Region, was wounded by a blast at the Rivne military…
  • Ukraine to introduce no-fly zone over Black Sea on 1-4 Nov Ukraine will introduce a no-fly zone over the Black Sea on 1-4 November for the period of live fire tests of guided rockets. "The testing of guided anti-aircraft rockets will…
  • Autumn conscription campaign takes off in Ukraine An autumn conscription campaign in Ukraine will last from 1 October to 31 December, Ukrainian News has said. It is planned to enlist 17,960 people, including 9,010 to the Armed Forces…
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  • Draft campaign extended in Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko has ordered an extension of the compulsory military service draft campaign from two to three months in 2018. As a result, the autumn draft for eligible…
  • Ukraine to host large-scale international military drill Ukraine's largest international military exercise Rapid Trident 2018 will kick off this Monday, 3 September, the press service of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' General Staff has said…
  • Ukraine's defence budget to reach 200bn hryvnyas in 2019 Ukraine's security and defence budget is expected to reach 200bn hryvnyas (7.18bn dollars at the current exchange rate) in 2019, the National Security and Defence Council (NSDC) of…
  • New version of T-72 tanks undergoes live fire testing The Ukrainian defence concern, Ukroboronprom, is holding the live fire testing of the main combat tank T-72AMT, a modernized version of T-72A. Its main feature is the ability to fire…
  • Troops to use new salute at Independence Day parade On the instruction of President Petro Poroshenko, the Defence Ministry is preparing a new bill to replace the military salute "Long life" with "Glory to Ukraine". Although parliament…
  • All drones spotted above military units or training ranges during army exercises will be taken down, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has said on Facebook. This is…
  • Army counterintelligence stops potential defector The military counterintelligence has detained a 24-year-old contract serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He is suspected of planning to defect to the self-proclaimed separatist…
  • Sea Breeze-2018 exercise starts in Odesa The Sea Breeze 2018 international drills with the participation of the US Navy will start today, 9 July, in Odesa and Mykolaiv regions, as well as in the northwestern part of…
  • Nine wounded by grenade blast in Ivano-Frankivsk Region Nine people were injured by a grenade blast near a café in the village of Tarnovytsya in Ivano-Frankivsk Region, the National Police have said. The incident took place at around 8…