army

Podoliak: about money for army and whether Zelenskyy should run for president again Advisor to the Office of the President Mykhailo Podoliak stated that maintaining a strong Ukrainian army of about 800,000 troops should be the shared responsibility of all of Europe. 26.12.25 08:25 9 350 77 Previously in trend: Presidential race Elections in Ukraine Mobilisation in Ukraine

Ukraine’s Armed Forces complete transition to corps system – Syrskyi The Armed Forces of Ukraine have completed the transition to a corps-based structure. As of today, all corps have assumed their areas of responsibility and eased the burden on operational-tactical and operational-strategic groupings (OTG and OSGT). 09.12.25 22:55 4 373 20 Previously in trend: Corps system in AFU Reforms in the army

Mobilised personnel will now be distributed among military units even before start of BCAT, - Palisa Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration Pavlo Palisa, following the results of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief's meeting, explained how the new mechanism for distributing personnel between brigades on the front line will work. In his opinion, from now on, there should be fewer manual decisions in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. 06.12.25 08:03 18 271 132 Previously in trend: Reforms in the army Training of soldiers in brigades

Svyrydenko: Next year, 2.8 trillion hryvnias will be allocated to army – that is almost 60% of all expenditures In 2026, 2.8 trillion hryvnia will be allocated to the army, which is almost 60% of all expenditures. 03.12.25 17:24 910 6 Previously in trend: Budget-2026

General Staff preparing decision on fair distribution of troops between brigades – Zelenskyy President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that certain problems in the army require urgent solutions, particularly regarding the distribution of personnel between combat brigades. 28.11.25 19:49 3 375 48 Previously in trend: The problem in the Ukrainian army Reforms in the army

Brigade manning must be reviewed. I’ve tasked Hnatov with this – Zelenskyy President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Ukrainian service members are calling for a fair redistribution of personnel among the Armed Forces brigades, and that draft decisions will be presented in the near future. 26.11.25 20:59 12 542 120 Previously in trend: Formation of new brigades in AFU Reforms in the army

New contracts in Armed Forces of Ukraine will envisage base pay of 50,000–60,000 hryvnias for servicemembers – Shmyhal The base salary for servicemembers who sign a new contract with the Armed Forces of Ukraine may range from 50,000 to 60,000 hryvnias per month. 07.11.25 20:29 11 617 87 Previously in trend: Contracts for the Armed Forces of Ukraine

US Army Command has stated that reduction of American troops in Europe will not change security situation in region The US Army Command in Europe and Africa has stated that plans to redeploy part of its military contingent from European countries "will not change the security situation in Europe." 29.10.25 16:53 487 3 Previously in trend: Withdrawal of US troops from Europe

Americans develop world’s first humanoid robot for army The American company Foundation has unveiled the Phantom MK-1, a humanoid robot purpose-built for military use. 25.10.25 20:00 36 0 Previously in trend: Drone industry

Soldiers of 3rd Motorised Infantry Battalion of 58th Brigade practised night firing with IFVs and small arms. VIDEO Soldiers of the 3rd Motorised Infantry Battalion of the 58th Hetman Ivan Vyhovskyi Brigade practised night firing with both IFVs and small arms. 29.09.25 13:59 781 0 Previously in trend: Military training in Ukraine

Syrskyi dismisses two commanders of Armed Forces corps Silenko and Kituhin - media Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi dismissed the commanders of two army corps - the head of the 17th Corps Volodymyr Silenko and the 20th Corps Maksym Kituhin. 15.09.25 16:49 11 933 39 Previously in trend: Situation at front Corps system in AFU

"Servant" Ionushas proposes punishing military personnel with imprisonment for disobeying commander’s order The Verkhovna Rada is proposing to punish servicemen for disobeying a commander's order with 5 to 10 years in prison. 27.08.25 13:54 16 743 178 Previously in trend: They want to punish soldiers for disobeying orders

Information about participation of Moldovan military in war in Ukraine is lie, - Ministry of Defense The Moldovan Ministry of Defense denies the information published by pro-Russian social media accounts claiming that the country's military is involved in the war in Ukraine. 14.07.25 17:56 866 2 Previously in trend: Fake about paricipation of soldiers from Moldova in the war in Ukraine

Men will be required to complete military service to become civil servants – bill Men under the age of 60 will be required to complete military service in order to be appointed to civil service positions. 09.07.25 16:45 6 445 145 Previously in trend: Civil servants will have to serve in the military

DIU fighters blew up vehicle, eliminating three enemy UAV operators in Kherson region On the outskirts of the temporarily occupied settlement of Strilkove in Kherson region, Ukrainian intelligence soldiers blew up a vehicle, killing three occupiers from the "Bars-Sarmat" center. 04.07.25 18:34 2 983 4 Previously in trend: Elimination of Russian occupiers

Major Osypenko, exposed for embezzling food in Desna, may escape punishment, - Kukharchuk Major Vasyl Osypenko, a defendant in the case of food theft at a military training unit in Desna, may avoid punishment. 02.07.25 07:53 11 108 49

Germany plans to fully equip Bundeswehr by 2028 due to threat from Russia The Federal Office for Equipment, Information Technology and Technical Support of the Bundeswehr (BAAINBw) believes that it has only three years left to modernize and equip the German Armed Forces amid the growing military threat from Russia. 07.06.25 17:41 2 319 20 Previously in trend: Germany is getting ready to Russian attack

First assault motorcycle company in Armed Forces of Ukraine was formed as part of "Skala" regiment. VIDEO The first motorcycle assault company in the Armed Forces of Ukraine was formed as part of the 425th separate assault regiment "Skala". 21.05.25 09:46 9 056 69 Previously in trend: Assault motorcycle company in AFU

State Budget-2025 lacks money for army, - Zheleznyak The state budget of Ukraine lacks money for the needs of the army. 13.05.25 11:35 4 318 73 Previously in trend: Budget for the needs of the Armed Forces

Pentagon announces rotation of about 6000 troops in Eastern Europe The US Department of Defense has announced a planned rotation of two US brigades in Eastern Europe. Earlier, the media wrote about the possible reduction of the US army in Europe after Donald Trump' s return to the White House. 20.04.25 18:57 1 368 3 Previously in trend: Withdrawal of US troops from Europe

Cavoli does not support idea of withdrawing US troops from Europe General Christopher Cavoli, the Commander-in-Chief of the US Armed Forces in Europe and NATO, does not agree with the idea of withdrawing US troops from the continent. 08.04.25 20:19 2 281 16 Previously in trend: Withdrawal of US troops from Europe

Ukraine has partially solved problem of military shortage at front – Cavoli Ukraine seems to have overcome a certain shortage of military personnel to fight the Russian army, in particular due to an increase in the number of conscripts. 03.04.25 21:31 15 235 111 Previously in trend: mobilization

Zelenskyy: Ukraine’s "red lines" in negotiations with Russia are army reduction and recognition of occupied territories. VIDEO President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that during the upcoming talks with Russia on ending the war, Ukraine will not recognise the occupied territories as Russian and will not agree to reduce the army. 03.04.25 16:23 3 085 38 Previously in trend: Zelenskyy on territorial concessions negotiations with Russia

Russia has no right to dictate how Ukraine defends itself or how large its army should be President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russia cannot dictate conditions regarding the number of Ukrainian troops. 27.03.25 18:48 2 010 26 Previously in trend: Russia’s demands to end war Russia’s threat to Europe

Check of combat readiness of the Armed Forces has begun in Belarus, - Media On March 24, on the instructions of Alexander Lukashenko, the State Secretariat of the Security Council began checking the combat readiness of the Armed Forces of Belarus. 24.03.25 15:09 1 419 8 Previously in trend: checking the combat readiness of the Belarusian army

Ministry of Defence held meeting on prevention of AWOL. PHOTOS The Ministry of Defence held an interagency meeting on issues related to unauthorised abandonment of military units (AWOL) by servicemen. 21.03.25 13:34 5 049 50 Previously in trend: AWOL in AFU

Irish government plans to lift restrictions on military deployment abroad The Irish government is preparing to change the law that restricts the deployment of more than 12 military forces abroad. This is part of a strategy to strengthen the country's defense capabilities. 03.03.25 16:19 1 039 0 Previously in trend: Irish troops abroad

After war, Ukraine will retain maximum number of Armed Forces, it is guarantee of security, - Zelenskyy After the end of the war, it is necessary to maintain the maximum number of Ukrainian army personnel necessary to protect the interests of the state. 26.02.25 17:01 3 622 23

Poland creates new brigade on border with Russia The 16th Motorized Brigade is being formed in the Warmia and Mazury Voivodeship of Poland, which borders the Kaliningrad region of the Russian Federation to the north. 26.02.25 15:07 1 800 10

Issue of approval of corps commanders will be worked out in the General Staff, - Ministry of Defence There are no delays in the approval of the corps commanders announced by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The process is not being slowed down. 18.02.25 11:11 2 063 9

European countries will not create single army - Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski On Saturday, February 15, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski rejected the idea of creating a single military formation in Europe. 16.02.25 11:47 7 458 133

Zelenskyy: Ukraine needs 1.5 million soldiers until NATO membership is secured President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine needed an army of 1.5 million before the country became a NATO member, and now the size of the Ukrainian army is almost half that. 14.02.25 15:29 5 138 126 Previously in trend: Munich conference 2025

Last year, Ukraine mobilized 30 thousand people every month. Russia still has advantage, - Zelenskyy The largest mobilization in Ukraine took place in 2024. Every month, 30,000 people were drafted into the army. 12.02.25 17:06 3 944 43 Previously in trend: mobilization

Transition of Armed Forces to corps system will allow soldiers to be more effective on battlefield - Palisa The transition of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to a corps system of command will allow our army to be more effective at the front. 11.02.25 22:42 2 601 15

Ukrainian Armed Forces start switching to corps command system, - Syrskyi The implementation of measures for the transition to a corps structure in the Armed Forces of Ukraine has begun. 03.02.25 12:27 4 577 29 Previously in trend: War

Ukraine needs million-strong army to defend itself from Russia, - Zelenskyy President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine will need an army of about a million people to defend itself against Russia until the country joins a security alliance. 22.01.25 12:33 6 402 93

Russia wants to reduce our army. Ukraine will not accept such demands - Zelenskyy President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russia wants to reduce the size of the Ukrainian army, but Ukraine will not agree to such demands. 16.01.25 18:49 5 293 83

If Ukraine is not in NATO, how can it finance and arm million-strong army - Zelenskyy President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that security guarantees for Ukraine should include funding and arming a million-strong army, especially if the country does not become a NATO member. 16.01.25 12:32 5 614 61

880 thousand soldiers are now in army. They are defending entire territory of Ukraine - Zelenskyy President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the Ukrainian army currently numbers 880,000 people. The defense forces are facing 600,000 Russian invaders in the country. 15.01.25 16:41 4 454 60

Occupiers plan to double number of military centers for teenagers in TOT - NRC In the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, Russian forces continue to scale up the system of involving children and adolescents in militarized movements. 03.01.25 17:28 648 6 Previously in trend: War

Poland is not considering sending troops to Ukraine - Sikorski Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski has denied suggestions that Polish troops could be sent to Ukraine. 13.12.24 19:02 2 019 30 Previously in trend: War

Poland increases defense spending to 4.7% of GDP in 2025 Poland's defense budget in 2025 will amount to $46 billion, which will correspond to 4.7% of the country's GDP. 06.12.24 17:17 732 1

Ukraine will ban transfer of doctors to infantry: Zelenskyy signs decree Ukraine will ban the transfer of people with medical education to non-medical positions in military formations. 05.12.24 19:24 3 224 28 Previously in trend: War

In case of war on scale of one in Ukraine, Britain’s army will run out of troops in 6-12 months, - Minister Carnes British Minister for Veterans Affairs Alistair Carnes said that if a conflict of the same scale as Russia's war against Ukraine occurs, the British army will be destroyed in six months to a year. 04.12.24 19:35 5 958 51 Previously in trend: War

Instead of 12 paper journals, military will now fill in one electronic – Umierov From now on, instead of 12 paper journals and personnel records, the military will fill in only one electronic journal. 04.12.24 18:28 1 957 13

Paris and London discuss deployment of troops in Ukraine as security guarantee - media France and the United Kingdom are considering sending troops in the event of peace talks between Ukraine and Russia to ensure Ukraine's security. 03.12.24 08:10 5 819 34

Results of online transfer in army will be controlled by General Staff of AFU - media The General Staff will monitor the results of the electronic transfer service between military units in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. 22.11.24 22:37 1 445 1

Ukrainian army to switch to corps-brigade system to save human resources - media The Armed Forces of Ukraine will present a reform concept that provides for the transition of the army to a corps-brigade structure. It should be presented by the end of November 2024. 22.11.24 18:58 13 145 42 Previously in trend: War