Ukraine’s Defense Procurement Agency has ramped up deliveries of engineering mines and UAV ammunition, already surpassing 50% of the 2025 supply in Q1 2026, says Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov. By the end of the year, volumes will be significantly higher, allowing units to receive strike capabilities faster and directly onContinue Reading
The US Department of Defense announced a landmark seven-year agreement with Boeing to triple production capacity for the guidance heads of PAC-3 MSE Patriot interceptor missiles, Pentagon reports. Ukraine is dependent on American supplies of PAC-3 missiles, as it’s the only weapon Kyiv has to intercept Russia’s ballistic missiles. TheContinue Reading
Russian drone attacks are disrupting transportation and critical infrastructure across Ukraine. Train delays in some areas reach 3–4 hours. In central regions overflown by Shahed drones, four people have been killed, according to Ihor Chaburets, head of the Cherkasy Regional Military Administration. On Wednesday, 1 April, Russian forces launched droneContinue Reading
The US, following in Ukraine’s footsteps, has launched a modern procurement platform for unmanned aerial systems and their components, Defense 24 reports. The new system, called the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Marketplace (UASM), is primarily designed for military purposes and to improve the process of acquiring technology for the army andContinue Reading
Russia struck a maternity hospital in Odesa, Ukraine’s largest port city. More than 10 people were injured, and due to severe injuries, a woman and a man died in the hospital, Serhii Lysak, head of the Odesa City Military Administration, reports. The attack lasted several hours. People heard “Shahed” dronesContinue Reading
On 27 March 2026, Poland’s state defense group PGZ announced that it had signed a new agreement with the Estonian company Frankenburg Technologies. The agreement focuses on the development and production of the Mark I missile system, designed to engage unmanned aerial vehicles, according to Army Recognition. PGZ President AdamContinue Reading
Russia is conducting satellite surveillance of the US and Middle East states’ military and energy facilities, said President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Qatar. It may indicate preparation for possible attacks, per UkrInform. While the US is lifting sanctions on Russia amid the energy crisis caused by operations in Iran, which, accordingContinue Reading
Ukraine will receive new CVR(T) armored vehicles from Latvia, the Defense Ministry reports. The CVR(T) fleet will enhance the capabilities of the Ukrainian armed forces, especially in combat operations that require high mobility and protection in difficult terrain. Why is CVR (T) indispensable in modern combat? British CVR(T) are inContinue Reading
Ukraine’s “small” air defense has set a record. In February, interceptor drones destroyed more than 10,000 Russian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry reports. This refers to a segment of air defense that operates directly in the air, intercepting targets as they approach cities. It is this componentContinue Reading
Civilian air defense teams have appeared in Ukrainian ports and at Ukrzaliznytsia railway facilities to shoot down Russian strike drones. They are members of the Territorial Defense Forces, not military personnel, Oleksii Kuleba, the deputy prime minister, says, per Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Russia began its mass attacks on Ukraine’sContinue Reading
Ukraine sets a new world record. The 190th Training Center of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces has become the first globally to achieve remote interceptions of Shahed drones using the Litavr complex from F-Drones, says military analyst Oleksii Kopytko. Its key specifications include: a maximum speed of 350 km/h, a flight timeContinue Reading
From 23 March to 24 March, Russian forces carried out the largest drone attack on Ukraine since the start of the full-scale war. It killed a newborn baby in Ivano-Frankivsk and damaged a historical monument in Lviv. In total, Russia deployed 948 Shahed-136 / BM-35 “Italmas” drones, along with decoysContinue Reading
Russia recruits individuals for sabotage through computer games. In Ukraine’s Bucha, a man, 21, has been engaged in the crimes via the well-known game World of Tanks, UNIAN reports. On the morning of 23 March, a local resident heard an explosion of an unidentified object near an apartment building in Bucha. AfterContinue Reading