The Naval Forces of Ukraine are ready to join an international mine-clearing operation in the Strait of Hormuz with at least two mine countermeasure vessels, Navy Spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk said. The vessels involved have crews that have already completed training and NATO interoperability assessments, ArmyInform reports. Earlier, The Times wroteContinue Reading
A Russian strike on the city of Sumy has destroyed one of Ukraine’s key athletics arenas. The facility served for decades as a training hub for track and field athletes and a venue for national competitions, 24 Channel has reported. On the night of 21 April, Russian forces attacked theContinue Reading
Exclusives Ukraine lost 500 American battle taxis. Now it’s building a tougher one. Ukraine’s standard M-113 armored personnel carrier is speedy and roomy but lacks protection. A new Ukrainian vehicle addresses that flaw. Russia bombed the pipeline. Hungary blocked the loan. Ukraine is about to pay for both to unblock.. TheContinue Reading
Russia is manipulating economic data to conceal the true economic state and to create the impression that sanctions are having little effect, according to Swedish intelligence. The report also suggests signs of an emerging banking crisis. Despite significant economic challenges, Russia continues to sustain its war in Ukraine and carryContinue Reading
The European Council has approved an expansion of restrictive measures and added two more entities to its sanctions list, according to the EU, which are directly involved in spreading pro-Kremlin narratives. The EU says it is intensifying sanctions pressure against Russian entities involved in hybrid operations, information attacks, and disinformationContinue Reading
Pro-Russian forces are gaining momentum in Lithuania and attempting to influence the country’s defense policy. Political analyst Vytautas Bruveris told this to RBC-Ukraine. Meanwhile, the US defense officials believe that Russian President Vladimir Putin intends to seize all of Ukraine and ultimately restore control over parts of Europe that once belongedContinue Reading
Ukraine is introducing a universal ground control station for fiber-optic drones for the first time. The solution is intended to replace multiple separate control systems and simplify operators’ work on the front line, Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said. Fiber-optic drones have become one of the key strike assets, especiallyContinue Reading
Ukraine’s National Development Institution has selected the first banks that will implement a preferential leasing program for defense industry enterprises, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has reported. The list includes Ukreximbank, PUMB, and MTB Bank. The program provides financing for the development, manufacture, repair, modernization, and disposal of weapons, militaryContinue Reading
Flames have swallowed a transformer feeding one of Russia’s biggest frontline arsenals. The pro-Ukrainian partisan movement ATESH reported disabling a substation in Russia’s Voronezh Oblast. The move is disrupting supplies to Russian forces operating on the Kharkiv axis. ATESH partisans have conducted sabotage and intelligence operations inside Russia since the first daysContinue Reading
Director of the IMF’s European Department, Alfred Kammer, has said that the organization’s forecast has been revised. The IMF has significantly downgraded its projection for Ukraine’s economic growth in 2026, lowering expectations to 2%, per Texty. The forecast was revised downward due to a change in the baseline scenario forContinue Reading
Ukraine is strengthening its role on the global stage and attracting a new level of international interest, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said following the 5th Antalya Diplomacy Forum. The number of meeting requests during the forum was record-breaking and significantly higher than at previous similar events, UkrInform reports. The forumContinue Reading
At Russian storage and repair bases, tanks of this type suitable for restoration have effectively been depleted. Since the second half of 2025, Uralvagonzavod has not delivered a single refurbished T-72B from long-term storage, says military expert Oleksander Kovalenko. The tanks that have reached the troops were either previously modernizedContinue Reading
The US Army is deploying low-cost Merops interceptor drones to protect its forces in the Middle East, amid the growing threat posed by Shahed-136-type drones, Army Recognition writes. These systems have already demonstrated effectiveness in combat conditions in Ukraine, a factor that has been a key driver of their adoption.Continue Reading