Defense Ministry

‘1st Army Corps’ of Donbas terrorists commanded by career officer of Russian army, Major General Asapov, - Intelligence The Main Investigation Department of the Defense Ministry of Ukraine continues to gather facts of participation of Russian Army career officers in war crimes on temporarily occupied territories of the Donbas for their further transfer to the International Criminal Court. 11.03.16 11:35 6 440 15 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

Yatseniuk on schemes with army nutrition: "Four companies have sucked on public procurement like leeches for 10 years" Companies that supply food for the army are trying to disrupt a competitive tender for the supply of meals. 02.03.16 16:00 32 678 157 Previously in trend: Defense Ministry tenders

500 instructors from three NATO countries will train Ukrainian soldiers, - Defense Ministry. PHOTOS About 500 military instructors from the U.S., Canada and Lithuania will participate in training of Ukrainian soldiers by March 2017. 02.03.16 14:00 23 994 44 Society

Russia strengthens its units in Donbas, – Defense Ministry Russia reinforces its units in the Donbas with personnel, weapons, and military equipment. 28.02.16 15:28 22 915 113 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

Five Russian saboteurs exterminated at Zaitseve, – Defense Ministry Intelligence The Russian-terrorist army suffered more losses in the Donbas. 27.02.16 14:59 55 036 135 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Officers with combat experience crucial for raising army efficiency, - Poroshenko. PHOTO President Petro Poroshenko met with commanders of brigades and veteran officers to discuss the improvement of Ukrainian army efficiency. The meeting was also attended by Minister of Defense Stepan Poltorak and Chief of the General Staff Viktor Muzhenko. 24.02.16 19:54 8 018 45 Ukrainian Politics

Defense Intelligence released full report on Russia's armed aggression against Ukraine in 2014. INFOGRAPHICS (in Ukrainian) Defense Intelligence Deputy Director Vadym Skibitskyi at today's Verkhovna Rada National Security and Defense Committee meeting presented a report on how Russia unleashed its armed aggression against Ukraine and what preceded its annexation of Crimea. 23.02.16 01:10 59 040 74 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Putin's regime still eager to disintegrate Ukraine and reinstall pro-Russian government, - Defense Intelligence Despite a partial failure of Moscow's plans in Ukraine, Putin's regime still has not given up on its design to disintegrate the country. 22.02.16 16:58 11 722 80 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Militants deploy banned tanks, SP-guns, and Grads near Donetsk, Luhansk, and Karlo-Marksove, - military intelligence agency The Ukrainian side has submitted the information on tanks, artillery systems (including self-propelled guns), and 122-mm Grad multiple rocket launchers deployed by the militants in the vicinity of Luhansk, Karlo-Marksove, and Donetsk to the representatives of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM). 22.02.16 13:03 4 348 20 Incidents

Russian military committed suicide by exploding grenade at unit's base in Novoazovsk, - Defense Intelligence Territorial Forces Center of the Southern Military District of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continues comprehensive inspection of Russian troops based in the temporarily occupied territory of the Donbas. 19.02.16 13:12 30 220 100 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

Russia supplied new batch of military equipment, weapons, and ammunition to militants, - Defense Intelligence Russian occupation forces continue to supply weapons, military equipment, ammunition, and fuel and lubricants (POL) to terrorist-controlled territories in the Donbas. 17.02.16 12:20 15 745 30 Ukrainian Politics

Minister Poltorak signed order to prosecute culprits in situation around 53th Brigade Defense Minister of Ukraine Stepan Poltorak has signed the order on prosecution of persons established upon official investigation into providing inadequate social and living conditions and food to the servicemen of the 53rd Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the Shyrokyi Lan range (the Mykolaiv region). 16.02.16 10:04 29 220 69 Previously in trend: Shyrokyi Lan riot

Russia disrupts funding of its soldiers in Donbas Russian curators delay or cease financing of theirs troops for participation in hostilities in the occupied Donbas. 14.02.16 14:38 23 430 95 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

About 250 Ukrainian peacekeepers depart to Congo as part of UN Mission. PHOTOS The ceremony of sending the UN Mission helicopter detachment to stabilize situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been held on the Army Aviation Brigade of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine base located in the Lviv region. 09.02.16 17:09 15 876 88 Incidents

Russian military engage in looting in Donbas, – Defense Ministry Intelligence Russian troops commit marauding acts in the Donbas. 07.02.16 14:13 24 148 111 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

Militants deployed banned tanks, self-propelled howitzers, and Grads near Donetsk and Makiivka, - Defense Intelligence The Ukrainian side provided the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission with information about the deployment of tanks, self-propelled howitzers, and Grad rocket systems prohibited by the Minsk agreements in the area of Donetsk and Makiivka. 02.02.16 15:20 2 966 26 Ukrainian Politics

18 new weapons put into service, 138 military commissariats established, - Cabinet report on army reform in 2015 In 2015, a roadmap was created with an aim to reform the Defense Ministry and the General Staff until 2018 and 2020 respectively. 02.02.16 13:32 32 157 179 Ukrainian Politics

Ukraine plans to join fight against Isis means troops could come up against Russian forces in Syria, - Independent Any troop deployment into Syria would be controversial in Kyiv, not to mention in Europe. 01.02.16 10:47 22 609 212 Previously in trend: War in Syria

‘DPR’ terrorists disarmed Troya unit because of disobedience – Intelligence Leadership of the ‘DPR” terrorist organization disarmed the "Troya special purpose unit' and detained its commanders because of disobedience. 30.01.16 14:11 61 093 141 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Soviet attitude towards army nutrition should be changed; working groups to check quality, range and cooking process, – Poltorak A working meeting with heads of food suppliers for the Armed Forces of Ukraine was held today, Jan. 30. 30.01.16 16:09 6 544 6 Incidents

300 people died of flu in occupied Donetsk region, – Ministry of Defense Intelligence About 300 residents of the Donetsk region have died from flu and acute respiratory viral infections (ARVI). 24.01.16 14:58 31 932 248 Society

“Wives of GPU investigator and former head of Supreme Economic Court were paid dozens of millions of dollars,” – ‘Nashі hroshі’ found out who sold apartments to Defense Ministry last year. DOCUMENT The Ministry of Defense threw $702.50 millions at private apartments in 2015. 24.01.16 10:29 67 032 126 Economics

50,000 explosive devices defused in Donbas since ATO start Field engineers have cleared more than 5,000 hectares of the Donbas territory of explosives since the beginning of the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) in the east of Ukraine. 23.01.16 12:31 900 3 Society

New army field rations to be dished up in Defense Ministry’s dining facility, - Minister Poltorak Samples of the new field rations will undergo "quality test" in the officers' mess of the Defense Ministry and the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. 22.01.16 22:52 14 354 162 Incidents

Rally to commemorate fallen defenders of Donetsk airport took place at Boryspil airport. PHOTOS The rally to honor the feat of the Ukrainian heroes who courageously defended the Donetsk International Airport named after Sergei Prokofiev took place at the Boryspil International Airport today, Jan. 21. 21.01.16 17:42 15 294 28 Incidents

Army reform involves creating two separate management structures, - Minister Poltorak Ukrainian army will gradually switch to NATO standards. 21.01.16 11:48 8 811 22 Ukrainian Politics

Cabinet accepts resignation of Deputy Defense Minister Husiev Today, the Cabinet has approved resignation of Deputy Minister of Defense Yurii Husiev, who represented the so-called "volunteer troops" [a group of civil activists within Ukraine's Defense Ministry - ed] in the MoD. 21.01.16 10:20 22 360 45 Previously in trend: Volunteers for the Army

"DPR" militants started calling for draft, - Defense Intelligence Agency The “military draft” has been launched in the territories of the Donetsk region controlled by the Russian-terrorist forces Jan. 17. 18.01.16 17:20 29 885 89 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Canadian instructors to train Ukrainian sappers by NATO standards, - Ministry of Defense. PHOTOS On Jan. 18, another phase of the training course for Ukrainian sappers aimed at dealing with improvised explosive devices started at the Demining Center of the Main Directorate of Operations Support of Ukraine's Armed Forces in Kamianets-Podilskyi with the participation of Canadian instructors. 18.01.16 16:32 15 802 52 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

Grad MRLS spotted near Mykolaivka – Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense A 122 mm Grad multiple rocket system, banned by the Minsk agreements, has been spotted near Mykolaivka in the Donetsk region. 16.01.16 15:07 6 980 29 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Army Component Commander Pushniakov dismissed by Poroshenko President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has dismissed Anatolii Pushniakov from his post of the army Component Commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. 14.01.16 15:29 41 666 90 Ukrainian Politics

Ukrainian side informed OSCE SMM on tanks, artillery systems, and MLRS Buratino deployed by militants near Horlivka and Donetsk, - Defense intelligence The militants keep making attempts to hide weapons banned by the Minsk agreements in the ATO area, in particular, at the Mariupol direction. 13.01.16 12:47 6 467 62 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

Gens. Lytvyn and Kolesnyk successfully reviewed but obtained no appointments in Ground Forces Command as of morning of Jan. 13 No new appointments in the Ground Forces Command have been made so far. 13.01.16 11:15 28 130 49 Ukrainian Politics

Privates to be paid no less than 7,000 UAH under contract Nonrated military personnel serving in the Armed Forces of Ukraine under the contract will get no less than 7,000 hryvnia (about $280) monthly. 12.01.16 14:30 31 753 179 Economics

Drunken terrorists’ chieftain shot his subordinate dead in Donbas, - Defense Ministry Intelligence Ukrainian intelligence observes low level of the enemy's morale. 11.01.16 14:49 16 644 46 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Ukrainian side informed OSCE observers on deployment of banned weapons by militants near Mospyne and Stakhanov The Ukrainian side has informed representatives of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) on the presence of weapons banned by the Minsk agreements, including tanks and self-propelled guns in the vicinity of Stakhanov and Mospyne. 11.01.16 12:15 2 595 13 Incidents

Acting Colonel of Russian army Ruzinskiy heads 'LPR' militants, – intelligence. PHOTO Ukrainian intelligence established that Andrii Ruzinskiy, Colonel of the Russian army, is part of the leadership of the illegal armed units in the Luhansk region. 09.01.16 15:01 96 256 181 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

Division of hybrid Russian army in Novoazovsk is headed by Russian Colonel Bondarev – Intelligence The identity of the commander of one of the units of the Russian occupation forces in the Donbas has been established. 07.01.16 19:57 22 961 83 Ukrainian Politics

Ukrainian army to meet NATO standards in three-five years, Defense Minister says It will take three to five years for the Ukrainian Armed Forces to meet NATO standards. 03.01.16 18:01 13 435 118 Ukrainian Politics

Luniov to be appointed SOF Commander while Kryvonos to become his first deputy in near future, - Butusov The Certification Commission of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and the General Staff has selected two candidates, who should be appointed to the positions of Commander and First Deputy Commander of the Special Operations Forces (SOF) by the authorities. 03.01.16 12:28 70 027 212 Incidents

Militants refuse to follow Russian command's orders. Several units sent to disarm them, - MoD Intelligence Ukraine's Defense Ministry's Main Intelligence Directorate revealed more facts of terrorists' failure to follow the orders by Russian occupation troops. 01.01.16 17:13 133 768 230 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

Weapons banned by Minsk agreements including tanks, SP-guns and Russian Uragan MLRSes recorded in ATO area, - Defense Ministry Intelligence The situation in the ATO zone remains difficult. 31.12.15 17:00 6 937 33 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Minister Poltorak accused army of untimely disbursement of arms supply and maintenance funds, - Censor.NET source Chief of the General Staff Viktor Muzhenko bears direct responsibility for implementing arms supply and maintenance programs, while the allegations were addressed to Deputy Chief of the General Staff, Lieutenant-General Volodymyr Khyzhyi and Head of General Staff Operational Support Department Mykola Kravchuk. 29.12.15 20:15 22 371 58 Ukrainian Politics

Newly formed 14th Armored Brigade performed drills in Mykolaiv region. PHOTOS Servicemen of the newly established 14th Armored Brigade of the 4th Army Corps reserve of the Armed Forces of Ukraine took part in a field firing exercise. 28.12.15 21:45 42 690 104 Photo News

Rehabilitation center for ATO members opened in Dnipropetrovsk Rehabilitation center for participants of the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) has been opened in Dnipropetrovsk city at the premises of the regional hospital for war veterans. 26.12.15 17:43 4 343 46 Ukrainian Politics

Deputy Defense Minister Husiev: "Poroshenko has not accepted my resignation" President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has not accepted the resignation of Deputy Defense Minister Yurii Husiev. 25.12.15 23:59 9 767 14 Ukrainian Politics

Defense Minister Poltorak announces "drastic reforms" in enlistment offices Minister of Defense Stepan Poltorak foresees drastic reforms in all military enlistment offices in Ukraine. 25.12.15 16:28 32 415 67 Ukrainian Politics

30 Ukrainian soldiers treated abroad, 100 more in Ukraine, - Defense Ministry As of Dec. 25, 30 Ukrainian military who participated in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) in the Donbas are being treated abroad. 25.12.15 15:31 1 395 9 Health