Unmanned aerial vehicles are one of the top priorities for additional funding of Ukraine’s Defense Forces. Private investment can play a critical role in scaling up defense manufacturing, especially if foreign governments provide protection against wartime risks, Dan Rice, an American military expert, West Point graduate and current president of the American University Kyiv, has…
Kyiv has approached Warsaw with a request for a EUR 120-million loan to purchase military products from Poland’s defense industry, Ukraine’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrii Sybiha has said. According to the foreign minister, Poland-made weapons – particularly the Piorun MANPADS and Krab self-propelled howitzers – have proven highly effective and battle-tested, which is why…
The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, in collaboration with the World Bank, continues to steadfastly support universities operating in frontline conditions or relocated due to russian aggression. As part of the relevant project component, funding exceeding UAH 120 million has been approved. These funds are aimed at procuring equipment to ensure resilient educational…
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has updated the mechanism of state support for farmers using reclaimed land in frontline territories. The corresponding resolution No. 930 “On Amendments to the Procedure for Using Funds Planned in the State Budget for Agriculture to Provide State Support to Commodity Producers Using Reclaimed Land and Water Use Organizations”…
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has regulated certain issues related to the production, procurement and supply of explosives and ammunition to meet the needs of the Defence Forces under martial law. The relevant resolution No. 902 dated July 16, “Certain issues of production, procurement and supply of explosives and ammunition”, was adopted at a…
The Verkhovna Rada has passed a critically important decision, amending the state budget to allocate an additional UAH 412 billion to the defence and security sector. Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko emphasised that this vote was a timely response to the new reality of full-scale war. “Following yet another massive russian attack, the vote in Verkhovna…
New Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal said that Ukraine could not allow weapons exports when the army did not receive what it needed. He said this in an interview with the BBC. Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal believes that the export of weapons produced by Ukrainian companies is unacceptable until the needs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces…