Defense Ministry

Ukrainian and Turkish naval forces held joint exercise in the Black Sea. PHOTOS The flagship of the naval forces of Ukraine frigate Hetman Sahaidachnyi, frigate and corvette of the naval forces of the Republic of Turkey TCG Bartin and TCG Salihreis conducted a PASSEX military type training in the Black sea. 07.04.16 12:15 23 399 85 Incidents

Haiduk remains commander of Ukrainian Navy, - Command press center Vice-Admiral Serhii Haiduk remains commander of the Ukrainian Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. 04.04.16 20:40 16 576 47 Ukrainian Politics

Three Russian generals, commanders of Donbas operations, returned to Russia, - Intelligence. PHOTOS Main Intelligence Directorate (MID) of the Defense Ministry of Ukraine continues gathering facts of Russian military's participation in war crimes on the temporarily occupied territories of the east of Ukraine with the purpose of their subsequent transfer to the International Criminal Court, as well as continues monitoring their subsequent activities and redeployment after returning to Russia. 06.04.16 13:17 37 313 31 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

Span teachings held in Odesa region. PHOTOS In the framework of Spring Thunder 2016 exercise, the military of the Odesa pontoon bridging regiment underwent a tactical special training ensuring water crossing for the Ukrainian Navy units and equipment. 03.04.16 18:03 45 689 79 Society

16 Russian invaders eliminated in Donbas, - Defense Ministry Russian occupation troops suffered more losses in the Donbas. 03.04.16 17:17 72 798 89 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

War between Armenia and Azerbaijan starts as hostilities escalate in Nagorno-Karabakh Hostilities escalated in Nagorno-Karabakh on Friday night. Armenia claims that Azerbaijan initiated a military offensive along the border with the use of artillery, aviation, and tanks. Official Baku says they launched an offensive after some residential areas were shelled by the Armenian side. 03.04.16 10:43 463 174 1 334 Previously in trend: War

Four Russian career soldiers fighting in Ukraine named by Ukraine's Intelligence Service. PHOTO Main Intelligence Directorate received new data about Russian military participating in combat activities in the east of Ukraine as members of the so-called 1st and 2nd army corps of the Russian invasion troops. 04.04.16 16:59 50 010 30 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

Eight fighters from detained GRU officer Yerofeyev's group perform combat missions in Syria, - Skibitskyi. LIST MoD Intelligence reports eight out of 14 Russian servicemen from the sabotage and reconnaissance group of Yevgeny Yerofeyev, Russian GRU captain detained in the Donbas, are currently performing combat missions in Syria. 01.04.16 18:05 19 556 34 Previously in trend: War in Syria Captured Russian special forces operatives

MoD to finish demobilization of 4th round draftees until end of April, - Minister Poltorak The Ministry of Defense intends to finish demobilizing 45,000 soldiers called up during the 4th round of mobilization until the end of April. 30.03.16 14:40 10 532 17 Ukrainian Politics

Four Russian invaders killed, six wounded in Donetsk region, - Defense Ministry Russian military have once again suffered losses in the Donetsk region. 27.03.16 15:52 49 669 163 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Militants attempted to oust ATO forces from positions near Novotroitske, - Defense Intelligence The enemy has stepped up combat activities in the direction of Dokuchaievsk and Novotroitske (the Volnovakha district). On March 23, a unit of the 1st Motorized Rifle Battalion, the 5th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade (Donetsk), the 1st Army Corps of the Russian Armed Forces took another attempt to push back Ukrainian troops from the previously overrun positions in the vicinity of Novotroitske. 24.03.16 17:05 29 119 14 Ukrainian Politics

Accelerating reform may strengthen Ukraine's position and stop Russia's aggression, - US Ambassador Pyatt The reforms of defense institutions and structures will help Ukraine reinforce its defensive abilities. 21.03.16 21:02 8 306 70 Ukrainian Politics

Russia is trying to discredit OSCE in Donbas, - Defense Intelligence Russia is trying to discredit representatives of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission in the occupied Donbas. 20.03.16 17:25 11 007 63 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

Equipment for hacker attacks delivered to occupied Donetsk, - Intelligence Russia delivered a device for organization of hacker attacks to the occupied Donetsk city. 20.03.16 17:57 17 590 85 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Six Russian soldiers killed, 11 injured in Donbas, - Defense Intelligence Russian soldiers suffered more losses in the occupied Donbas. 20.03.16 15:58 78 173 222 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Russia deployed seven tanks, four IFVs, three Grads and train with fuel in Donbas, - Defense Intelligence Russia continues to supply pro-Russian militants in the Donbas with military personnel, weapons and military equipment. 19.03.16 14:49 24 418 169 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

NATO instructors continue to train Ukrainian paratroopers in Lviv region. PHOTOS Ukrainian Armed Forces Highly Mobile Airborne Troops unit proceeds with drills in the framework of Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine, performed at the International Center for Peacemaking and Safety in the Lviv region. 17.03.16 18:25 29 459 48 Ukrainian Politics

Poroshenko instructed Defense Ministry to launch Special Operation Forces until 2018 President Petro Poroshenko has instructed the Ukrainian Defense Ministry to complete the creation of the Special Operation Forces until 2018. 16.03.16 11:11 7 521 28 Ukrainian Politics

Need for draftees can be minimized if 5,000-7,000 soldiers sign contract, Defense Minister Poltorak says Minister of Defense of Ukraine Stepan Poltorak does not rule out that the seventh military draft wave may not be necessary. 15.03.16 16:38 18 437 31 Society

Russia deployed 90 servicemen and six IFVs in Donbas - Intelligence Russia has deployed more troops and ammunition in the occupied Donbas. 13.03.16 15:16 23 398 172 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Nine Russian soldiers destroyed, 13 wounded in combat near Avdiivka, - Defense Intelligence Nine Russian servicemen are reported to have been eliminated and 13 more - injured in a clash with Ukrainian servicemen in the vicinity of Avdiivka. 08.03.16 16:45 125 484 357 Ukrainian Politics

Four Russian soldiers killed in Donbas, nine wounded, - Intelligence Russian army has incurred more losses in the Donbas. 07.03.16 15:07 55 279 106 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

High-ranking Russian officers arrived in Donbas to investigate data leak, - Defense Ministry Intelligence. PHOTOS Main Intelligence Department of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported about new facts of participation of staff officers of the Armed Forces of Russia in war crimes in the Donbas. The International Criminal Court will be provided with this information. 06.03.16 17:48 141 147 102 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Russian special forces arrived in occupied Donbas, - Defense Ministry Intelligence A Special Forces unit arrived in the occupied Donbas from Russia. 05.03.16 17:41 93 572 247 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

One Russian military eliminated and three wounded in Donbas. PHOTO The Russian army suffered more losses in the Donbas. 05.03.16 15:16 134 410 186 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Militants deployed banned tanks, self-propelled guns, and Grads near Monakhove and Donetsk, - Defense Intelligence The Ukrainian side has provided the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission with information about banned tanks, self-propelled guns, and Grad rocket systems deployed in the vicinity of Monakhove and Donetsk. 04.03.16 14:48 4 132 10 Ukrainian Politics

‘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 6 458 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 32 729 157 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 24 038 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 22 944 113 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 55 056 135 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 8 041 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 59 073 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 11 750 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 4 374 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 30 241 100 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 15 772 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 29 240 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 23 455 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 15 910 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 24 171 111 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 2 997 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 32 183 179 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 22 628 212 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 61 130 141 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 6 561 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 31 955 248 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 67 058 126 Economics