Defense Ministry

MoD: Launch of military police expected in 2017 Ukraine's Military Service for Law and Order is going to be reformed this year. 11.04.17 13:46 7 932 25 Ukrainian Politics

Russia amassed 18,000 troops and large number of military hardware at Ukrainian border, - Defense Ministry The Russian Federation has deployed over 18,000 personnel, 1,370 tanks and combat vehicles, and 700 combat aircraft near its border with Ukraine. 05.04.17 14:47 42 457 140 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

UAV marked as property of Russian FSB found in Donbas, - Defense Ministry. VIDEO Ukrainian soldiers found Granat 1 drone produced in the Russian Federation at the Svitlodarsk salient. The unmanned aerial vehicle is part of Navodchik 2 air surveillance system. 05.04.17 14:16 82 848 82 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

Sappers neutralized more than 5,600 items of ordnance in Balakliia, - Defense Ministry. PHOTOS Engineering units continue to eliminate the consequences of the fire at ammunition depot in the Kharkiv region. 02.04.17 17:32 7 059 14 Previously in trend: Explosions at Balakliia ammunition depot

Poroshenko instructs Ukrainian military to cease fire in Donbas since April 1 President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko says he has instructed the Armed Forces General Staff and the Defense Ministry to cease fire in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) area in the Donbas starting from April 1. 30.03.17 18:37 39 634 260 Incidents

Over 30 percent of ammo, including scarce types, survived Balakliia fire,- Minister Poltorak Minister of Defense Stepan Poltorak says some 5 billion hryvnia ($184.4 million) is needed to properly guard all ammunition depots. 30.03.17 15:46 33 634 111 Previously in trend: Explosions at Balakliia ammunition depot

Ukraine’s army willing to observe peace deals, will tolerate no attacks on its positions, soldiers, - Minister Poltorak The Ukrainian side is ready to fulfill the Minsk agreements and observe the cease-fire in the Donbas, but it will adequately respond in case of threat to servicemen’s lives or attempts to seize new territories. 30.03.17 16:58 9 042 38 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Unexploded ordnance disposal underway in Balakliia. PHOTOS The Ukrainian military have started to dispose of unexploded ordnance (UXO) collected in and around Balakliia town in Ukraine's Kharkiv region. 29.03.17 10:42 23 823 15 Previously in trend: Explosions at Balakliia ammunition depot

Ordnance still exploding at Balakliia ammunition depot, - MoD One explosion in several hours is recorded at ammunition depot in Balakliia (the Kharkiv region). 27.03.17 21:38 3 963 10 Previously in trend: Explosions at Balakliia ammunition depot

MoD names military killed in Mi-2 crash in Donbas The Ministry of Defense has unveiled the names of Ukrainian officers who died in the crash of a Mi-2 military helicopter in the Donetsk region on March 26. 28.03.17 09:30 43 442 39 Incidents

Hero of Ukraine Andrii Kyzylo included forever in personnel record of Bohun Kyiv military school. PHOTO Andrii Kyzylo was killed in the Donbas war against Russia. He has been included in personnel record of Ivan Bohun Kyiv military lyceum forever by the order of the defense minister of Ukraine. 27.03.17 12:05 55 012 55 Society

Balakliia fire extinguished, clearing operations to end March 26 The Ministry of Defense says the fire at the depot in Balakliia has been put out. 24.03.17 20:18 30 769 107 Previously in trend: Explosions at Balakliia ammunition depot

SPG live fire drills took place in Chernihiv region. PHOTOS Gunmen of the 1st Separate Armor Brigade of the Pivnich Operations Command took part in a week-long live fire exercise. 24.03.17 18:13 23 612 17 Ukrainian Politics

Explosions of varying intensity still rocking Balakliia ammunition depot, - State Emergency Service Blasts of varying intensity are still being recorded on the territory of the ammunition depot in the Kharkiv region as of 7 a.m., March 24. 24.03.17 09:58 72 649 104 Previously in trend: Explosions at Balakliia ammunition depot

Explosions at Balakliia ammunition depot might have been caused by subversive action, Prosecutor Matios says A powerful blast rocked an ammunition depot in Kharkiv region’s Balakliia city on the night of March 23.It might have been caused by subversive actions. 23.03.17 09:54 133 806 457 Previously in trend: Explosions at Balakliia ammunition depot

Blasts at MoD’s ammunition depot in Kharkiv region: evacuation underway, - State Emergency Service Ordnance started exploding at the Defense Ministry’s ammunition depot situated near the city of Balakliia in the Kharkiv region on the night of March 23, 2017. 23.03.17 09:01 94 764 208 Previously in trend: Explosions at Balakliia ammunition depot

Militants shelled residential area of Krasnohorivka. PHOTOS+VIDEO March 18, Russian militants continued shelling Ukrainian soldiers and civilians in Krasnohorivka area. 19.03.17 15:46 9 940 7 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Cache of Russian weapons found in Zaitseve. PHOTOS Ukrainian soldiers have found a cache of Russian-made weapons, ammunition and equipment in Zaitseve in the Donetsk region. 18.03.17 15:06 18 746 26 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

No one of Ukrainian military killed yesterday, seven fighters wounded and traumatized, - ATO spokesperson. MAP Over the past 24-hour period, no one of the Ukrainian military was killed in combat in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO). Seven fighters received wounds and traumas. 15.03.17 14:29 7 791 12 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

40,000 fighters conduct tasks in Donbas, all of them volunteers, - Defense Minister Poltorak Ukraine's Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak said that every single officer and soldier at the front line in the Donbas decided independently on defending the home country. 14.03.17 14:48 17 380 84 Ukrainian Politics

No losses, six WIA in Ukrainian army yesterday, - ATO Staff No fatalities have been reported due to hostilities in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) zone; six fighters received wounds. 13.03.17 15:05 4 501 6 Incidents

Two Russian militants killed, six wounded as their armored vehicle tripped mine on their own minefield, - Defense Intelligence Agency Two members of the 2nd Army Corps of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation were killed and six were wounded in explosion after their armored combat vehicle triggered a mine on their own minefield. 07.03.17 12:14 20 971 45 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

Two militants committed suicide in ATO zone, - Intelligence Several suicides of pro-Russian militants reported in the occupied Donbas. 25.02.17 14:21 21 057 60 Incidents

Donetsk filtration station halted, personnel evacuated, - MoD The Donetsk filtration station has been in the area of massive attacks by Russian occupation forces for two days now. During this period, station's facilities suffered considerable damage. 25.02.17 00:00 22 743 44 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting

Three Russian invaders planting minefield in occupied Donbas killed after triggering own mine, - Ukraine’s defense intelligence agency The number of non-combat losses continues growing in the ranks of the Russian occupation forces deployed in the temporarily occupied territories of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. 21.02.17 14:11 13 410 58 Incidents

10 militants eliminated by friendly fire in Donbas today, – Ministry of Defense Pro-Russian militants shell their own positions in the occupied Donbas. 18.02.17 17:43 92 769 158 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Russian JCCC representatives hinder effective restoration of Avdiivka destroyed infrastructure, - ATO Staff This morning, the representatives of the Russian side to the Joint Center for Control and Coordination (JCCC) unilaterally limited the number of workers admitted to repair the damaged infrastructure. 05.02.17 15:04 10 783 42 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting

Ukrainian troopers hold field maneuvers, weapons training exercise in Mykolaiv region. PHOTOS Servicemen of a detachment of the 79th Separate Air Assault Brigade of the Highly Mobile Airborne Troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine held field maneuvers and weapons training exercise in the Mykolaiv region. 02.02.17 23:06 21 528 36 Incidents

Russian Black Sea Fleet denies attack on Ukraine’s An-26 navy aircraft The Staff of the Russian Black Sea Fleet denies allegations of attack on Ukrainian Navy An-26 aircraft on Feb. 1. 02.02.17 00:01 34 644 111 Incidents

'LPR' militants report to local MGB on orders to shell residential areas, - Main Intelligence Directorate Pro-Russian militants in the Donbas report on orders to fire at residential areas of the Luhansk region. 28.01.17 17:23 25 622 21 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Pro-Russian militants kill each other in Donbas, Ukraine's Intelligence says Two pro-Russian militants killed their commander in the Donbas. 28.01.17 15:29 61 021 173 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

Luhansk resident tripped militants' mine, - Intelligence A resident of the Luhansk region has tripped a militants' mine. 28.01.17 15:00 5 385 27 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

Ukraine’s Navy personnel join #22PushUpChallenge, form up national emblem. VIDEO Two #22PushUpChallenge flashmobs simultaneously took place at the Western Naval Base of Ukrainian Naval Forces on Jan. 26. 27.01.17 14:54 30 718 44 Society

Over 700 Land Forces Academy cadets, officers join #22PushUpChallenge to support ATO veterans. VIDEO+PHOTOS On Jan. 24, the cadets and officers of Hetman Sahaidachnyi National Academy of Land Forces took part in the worldwide #22PushUpChallenge campaign launched to raise awareness to veteran suicide prevention. 25.01.17 11:15 34 981 38 Incidents

OSCE to deploy more observers and expand geography of mission in Donbas, - SMM Head Apakan. PHOTOS On Jan. 24, Ukrainian Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak held talks with Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine Ambassador Ertugul Apakan. 24.01.17 19:32 2 203 2 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

One Ukrainian soldier killed in Donbas yesterday, - Motuzianyk It was reported about 25 militants' attacks at Ukrainian soldiers in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) area over the past 24 hours. 21.01.17 14:23 10 048 33 Ukrainian Politics

Poltorak: “NATO standards adoption in Ukraine’s Army by 2020 ambitious task, but I see no obstacles” Defense Ministry reform's success will depend on the budget. 20.01.17 18:24 4 333 25 Ukrainian Politics

69,000 people signed contracts with Armed Forces of Ukraine, - Defense Ministry The Defense Ministry of Ukraine says 69,000 military came to serve in the Armed Forces of Ukraine under contract in 2016. 17.01.17 12:32 8 030 52 Society

Сourt releases Kukel, owner of apartment where shoot-out between SBU and intelligence occurred, - journalist. PHOTOS The Holosiivskyi district court of Kyiv has released Valerii Kukel, the owner of the flat where Lt. Col. of Security Service Alfa Group Andrii Kuzmenko and intelligence operative Oleh Muzhchil were killed during a shoot-out on Dec. 9, 2015. 17.01.17 11:19 94 189 97 Incidents

Militants violated cease-fire 1,730 times in 2017, - Defense Ministry Тhe head of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Viktor Muzhenko held a meeting with the deputy chief of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine Alexander Hug. 14.01.17 16:11 2 450 17 Ukrainian Politics

28 out of 32 Russian militants, arrived in Luhansk region, considered unfit for service, - Intelligence Reinforcement sent from the Russian Federation to support the militants in the Donbas considered unfit for service. 14.01.17 14:22 67 588 135 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Tactical aviation brigade commanders took part in 2017 first flight drills. PHOTOS Commanders of a tactical aviation brigade of the Tsentr Air Command of Ukraine's Armed Forces started the new training year with flight drills. 13.01.17 22:58 52 794 111 Ukrainian Politics

Ukrainian conscripts trained to neutralize saboteurs in Kherson region. PHOTOS Personnel of a military base in the Kherson region mainly consisting of conscripts took part in scheduled drills. 11.01.17 16:49 23 214 12 Ukrainian Politics

Demobilized fighters of 28th Brigade repair military equipment. PHOTOS Upon returning from the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) area to the native Odesa region, soldiers of the 28th Mechanized Brigade of the Pivden Operations Command have engaged in repair of military equipment. 10.01.17 17:20 45 795 35 Ukrainian Politics

No one killed, six Ukrainian soldiers wounded in two trouble spots, - ATO speaker Six Ukrainian soldiers were injured in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) on Jan. 7. 08.01.17 15:39 11 398 23 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Russia transported 250 tons of fuel and lubricants to Donbas, - HUR Russia continues to supply the militants in the Donbas. 07.01.17 15:58 13 797 106 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Ukrainian soldiers repelled militants’ attack near Avdiivka on Christmas Eve, - Defense Ministry A clash between the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the pro-Russian troops reported near Avdiivka 30 minutes after midnight. 07.01.17 12:13 22 993 36 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Soldiers in Donbas provided with fuel, wood, coal and heating means, - MoD Ukrainian troops performing tasks in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) area have enough fuel and are ready for worsening weather conditions. 06.01.17 16:56 5 570 28 Ukrainian Politics