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The National Police of Ukraine has recorded over 280,000 cases of lost firearms in recent years, highlighting security concerns. Meanwhile, President Zelenskyy is enhancing Ukraine's defense partnership, offering special agreements for weapons production and export. In a notable development, a police operation dismantled a scheme supplying weapons to Russian political figures. Ukraine's defense industry is poised for growth, with $84 billion in spending last year, presenting unique opportunities in the global market. Additionally, discussions are ongoing for the legalization of firearms in Ukraine, reflecting evolving security dynamics in the region.

What are the recent developments in Ukraine's defense industry?

Recent developments in Ukraine's defense industry include increased military spending and special agreements for weapons production and export. Ukraine's defense-industrial complex is recognized for its potential on the global market, fueled by innovative technologies and significant investments.

What steps is Ukraine taking to address lost firearms?

In response to over 280,000 cases of lost firearms, Ukraine's National Police are actively working to enhance security measures. This includes reviewing legal frameworks and operational protocols to prevent further incidents and ensure public safety.

How is Ukraine collaborating internationally on defense technology?

Ukraine is collaborating with international partners through agreements for joint weapons production and data exchange. Initiatives with countries like Germany aim to develop new weapons systems, leveraging Ukraine's advanced defense technologies.

What is the significance of the "Black Cartridge" operation?

The "Black Cartridge" operation uncovered a trafficking scheme supplying weapons to controversial figures in Russia. This operation highlights Ukraine's efforts to combat illegal arms trade and secure its borders against illicit activities.

Why is Ukraine's defense spending significant in 2026?

Ukraine's defense spending is significant, as it reached $84 billion in 2025. This ranking reflects the nation's commitment to bolstering its defense capabilities amidst ongoing regional tensions and its strategic goal to play a pivotal role in the international defense market.

What discussions are taking place regarding firearms law in Ukraine?

Ukraine is in the process of consulting on civilian firearms laws to address public safety and legalized gun ownership. These discussions are essential in shaping a legal framework that balances individual rights with national security concerns.

How is Ukraine managing its arms export policies?

Ukraine's arms export policies are under scrutiny, with calls for lifting restrictions to enhance the defense industry's global competitiveness. The government is working to establish clear procedures to support exports while safeguarding national interests.

What role does the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense play in arms exports?

The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense plays a decisive role in arms exports by issuing necessary permits and licenses. Their involvement ensures that exports align with national security priorities and international commitments.

How is President Zelenskyy addressing Ukraine's defense challenges?

President Zelenskyy is actively addressing defense challenges by advocating for enhanced partnerships, reviewing existing protocols, and exploring innovative solutions to strengthen Ukraine's defense posture and ensure regional stability.

What is the potential impact of the PURL program on Ukraine?

The PURL program is crucial for Ukraine as it supports the supply of critical defense systems. Bilateral cooperation under this program enhances Ukraine's military capabilities and strengthens ties with international allies crucial for national security.

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стрельба пистолет Arms bearing licence petition first to gain 25,000 votes at president's website The first petition on the presidential website to have scored 25,000 votes has been sent to the Presidential Administration. 72 396 1 154

танк т-72б3 t-72b3 Russian army advanced T-72B3 tank was destroyed in Vosme Bereznia village before onslaught on Debaltseve – investigation. VIDEO One of the T-72B3 tanks flashed by Graham Phillips was destroyed in the village of Vosme Bereznia (vicinity of Debaltseve). 105 815 260 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

армия вооружение рф Cutting edge Russian radio intelligence systems recorded in Donbas. PHOTOS As a result of yet another OSINT investigation, photos of an up-to-date Russian radio intelligence system "Torn" mounted on a KamAZ truck have been disclosed. 72 292 109 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

техника боевая Ukroboronprom presents best equipment for Ukrainian Armed Forces and National Guard. VIDEO Ukroboronprom (defense industry state concern - ed.) has released an impressive video, featuring new military equipment the Ukrainian Armed Forces have received the other day at Chuhuiev training ground (Kharkiv region). 64 772 156 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

армия рф танки оккупанті Russian tanks, Grad rocket systems and self-propelled guns recorded near Horlivka. PHOTOS Concentration of Russian military equipment has been spotted near Horlivka. 56 807 109 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

оружие армия донбасс рф боевики российское Ukrainian volunteers showed weapons seized from terrorists, proving they were supplied from Russia. PHOTOS Ukrainian volunteers showed ammunition seized from pro-Russian mercenaries in Shyrokyne, which exemplifies what kinds of weapons in supplied by Russia to its mercenaries in the Donbas. 109 655 128 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

оружие Cache of weapons and ammunition uncovered in Marinka. PHOTOS Police have seized an antitank grenade launcher, three grenade launcher rockets, seven grenades with fuses, and more than 400 rounds of ammunition. The arsenal was hidden in a derelict burnt house. 15 322 17

боевик исаев лнр lpr militant isaev "Weapons and equipment, everything comes from Russia. Many detachments engaged in looting, extortion, fighting with each other," - “LPR” militant says. VIDEO Russian mercenary Vyacheslav Isaev, who has returned home from the occupied Donbas, told about behaviours in the terrorists-controlled territories of Ukraine. 98 461 165 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

кладбище груз-200 Russian media outlet admits 2,000 Russian military killed and 3,200 seriously injured in war in Donbas. PHOTOS Popular Russian media outlet "Business Life" reported in one of its publications that Russia's losses in Ukraine counted for 2,000 military killed and 3,200 seriously injured. 101 089 325 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

гранатомет Residents of Dnipropetrovsk region detained while selling grenade launchers. VIDEO The SBU together with the police detained two residents of Novomoskovsk town in the Dnipropetrovsk region who were trying to sell four grenade launchers. 15 606 97

техника equipment Ukrainian army receives 170 pieces of military equipment. PHOTOS The ceremony of weapons and military equipment transfer to the Armed Forces of Ukraine with participation of the Supreme Commander, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko and the High Command took place at the military airport in Chuhuiv city in the Kharkiv region today, Aug. 22. 112 174 779

порошенко poroshenko Poroshenko instructs Defense Minister to test hardware delivered to troops in Chuhuiv today. PHOTOS President Petro Poroshenko instructed the Minister of Defense Stepan Poltorak to urgently test the new equipment transferred to the Armed Forces in Chuhuiv in the Kharkiv region. 54 061 147

оружие Sabotage attack averted in Kyiv. PHOTOS Military prosecutor's office together with the SBU military counterintelligence have prevented a sabotage attack on the eve of a mass Ukraine's Independence anniversary celebration in Kyiv. 52 930 93

техника колонна 30 combat vehicles passed to Donbas from Russia over two days, Rada first vice-speaker says About 30 units of military hardware arrived from Russia to Ukraine through the uncontrolled section of the border near the Izvaryne border crossing point. 22 138 211 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

армия рф оккупанты Russia’s invaders from 6th Tank Brigade in Donbas. PHOTOS The investigation proves the fact of the 6th brigade’s (Central Military District, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia) tankmen participation in fights in the Donbas. 95 924 164 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

танк булат Ukrainian army reinforced with modernized Bulat tanks Malyshev Plant SE subordinate to Ukroboronprom (defense industry state concern - ed.) reinforced Ukrainian military with a new batch of modernized military vehicles "Bulat". 122 861 398

доказательства армиярф Т-90А tanks with Russian occupants on the road between Prydorozhnie and Novohannivka. PHOTO investigation One more evidence that Russia used T90-A tanks in the Donbas has been found recently. 159 952 406 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

танки Russia used newest T-90 tanks against Ukraine. PHOTOS Russia has tested the newest Т-90А tanks on the territory of Ukraine. 269 863 1 057 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

оружие "DPR" militant detained while trying to sell weapons and ammunition in Mariupol, - Interior Ministry. PHOTOS Police seized a fuse with an RGD-5 grenade and a TNT-like explosive device weighing up to 100 grams from a "DPR" militant. 17 313 24

“Ukraine failed to convince the West to deblock military-technical cooperation. The only option left is to use our own resources,” - Turchynov Today, the military-industrial complex faces the task to produce military equipment and weapons equal to the world’s best counterparts. 111 489 593 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

старков Detained Russian Major Starkov addressed President Putin. VIDEO (in Russian) Detained Russian officer Vladimir Starkov addressed Russian President Vladimir Putin attempting to convince him he was an acting officer of the Russian army. 176 657 489 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine Captured Russian special forces operatives

владимир рф майор старков "When detained, I was regular serviceman of Russian armed forces" - euronews interviewed Major Starkov. VIDEO Captured Russian Major Vladimir Starkov explains how he came to the Donbas. 113 317 307 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

армия бтр рф оккупанты “LPR” terrorists again flashed APCs that belonged to Russian 23rd Brigade in Samara, - investigative journalist. PHOTOS There is yet another proof of heavy military equipment delivery by the Russian Federation to militants in the Donbas. 53 313 66 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

армия рф оккупанты The Russian artillery unit of the 17th SMRBr (Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade) is fighting in Donbas: transfer of self-propelled artillery machine "MSTA-S" from Chechnya. PHOTOS A new investigation has revealed and identified artillery units of the 17th SMRBr (Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade) (military unit 65384, place of dislocation - Shali, Chechnya) of the 58th Combined Army of the Southern Military District of the Russian Federation, which took part in combat fighting in the Donbas, Mariupol direction, last fall. 71 236 132 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

армия рф оккупанты Russian occupant Damir Galimov in Donetsk and amid ruins of Savur-Mohyla. PHOTOS InformNapalm volunteers disclosed more "men in green" (Russian servicemen wearing no identifying insignia - ed.) ‘on vacation’ in Donetsk, Ukraine, through an OSINT investigation. 68 386 114 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

армия рф оккупанты Army SOS air reconnaissance recorded new evidence of Russian aggression: heavy weapons and shooting grounds in Donbas. PHOTOS The air reconnaissance detachment of one of volunteer organizations has published photos depicting two training camps of militants with heavy weapons not far from the positions of the ATO forces, which is a violation of the Minsk Agreements. 82 278 239 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

80 percent of Ukrainians oppose free sale of weapons, - poll Democratic Initiatives Foundation and Oleksandr Razumkov Ukrainian Center for Economic and Political Studies found that 81.5 per cent of respondents were against the legalization of the free sale of weapons to the citizens. 29 847 900

армия рф танки оккупанты army russia tanks invaders Russian artillery base located at the enterprise owned by Yefremov's associate discovered in Luhansk region. PHOTOS Another investigation to identify Russian military equipment concentration areas in the town of Krasnyi Luch in the Luhansk region of Ukraine was carried out. 63 317 112 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

оружие нелегальное Arms smugglers detained in Kyiv region, weapons worth 100,000 UAH seized, - Prosecutor's Office. PHOTOS Law enforcers of Kyiv-Sviatoshynskyi District Prosecutor's Office and SBU within a criminal proceeding detained three men trading off a large batch of weapons. 17 743 41

оккупация беспилотник invasion drone Russian UAVs in service with Donetsk militants confimerd by new evidence. PHOTOS Several days ago militants boasted new ‘Eleron-3SV’ drone which they ‘bought’ in a 'supermarket' in the occupied Donetsk. 32 906 64 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

Terrorists deliberately trying to prevent demilitarization of Shyrokyne, - Presidential Administration The Administration of the President of Ukraine expects demilitarization of Shyrokyne to be accomplished in the near future. 7 975 38

Airborne Troops received dozens of APCs, Stuhna anti armor systems, and Spartan vehicles over past year, – Poroshenko New elements of training are introduced to the preparation of the paratroopers. Social standards of military service are also rising. 45 441 408

миномет Ukrainian scientists managed to create 82-mm Verba mortar within two months. PHOTOS This can be deemed a success given that the number of new weapons created in Ukraine over the years of its independence is significantly small. 166 579 616

Detained Russian captain Yerofeyev confirmed other Russian soldiers held captive in Ukraine "Many Russian citizens are held captives in Ukraine, including military. No consular assistance is being granted to them. Consul Grubiy has never visited any of them. I am not the only one here with Sasha [Alexander Aleksandrov, another detained soldier from Russia - ed.]. We are just the only ones covered by media." 83 736 291 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine Captured Russian special forces operatives

боевики Intercepted talks between Donbas terrorists confirm captured Russian Starkov being RF Army officer. AUDIO Ukraine's Security Service published intercepted talks between Donbas militants, who discuss the capture of Russian Army officer Vladimir Starkov by the Ukrainian border guards. Beware of strong language (in Russian)! 232 952 361 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

порошенко пресс-конференция poroshenko Ukraine needs just 1,240 Javelin missiles to deter further Russian aggression, Poroshenko says President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko says that 1,240 was the number of nuclear warheads Ukraine gave up under the 1994 Budapest Memorandum, jointly signed by the U.S., Britain and Russia. 113 755 888 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

сбу тандит Tandit: Our priority is liberation of captive Ukrainians, so we consider exchange of Russian commandos Ukraine's priority is liberation of captive Ukrainians from terrorists and Russian military. Therefore, the authorized persons are considering an exchange of the captive Russian commandos despite their crimes in the territory of Ukraine. 39 881 342 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine Captured Russian special forces operatives

армия рф танки агрессия оккупанты Russia to redeploy T-80 tanks under the guise of having been seized from Ukrainian Army to Donbas separatists, - Inform Napalm. PHOTOS Russian armed forces are redeploying T-80 tanks with built-in Kontakt active armor to its border with Ukraine, presumably for their subsequent transfer to terrorists under the guise of "trophy equipment seized in combats with the Ukrainian armed forces." 93 270 231 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

армия рф оккупанты беспилотник Breakaway region propagandists gave away latest Russian drone in their arsenal. PHOTOS InformNapalm project team continues disclosing and identification of modern Russian inventory and weaponry used by the “Novorossiya" militants. The OSINT investigation has already discovered various communications, electronic warfare and intelligence gears which had been noticed in different regions of the occupied Donbas. Those gears included the latest Russian military industrial sector researches, which could never be bought by alleged ‘miners’ in a military store. 295 526 209 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

армия рф агрессия оккупанты Snipers of the Russian 19th brigade enlisted in Somali terrorist battalion. PHOTOS Investigative bloggers team conducted a new OSINT-investigation revealing a group of contracted snipers from the 19th motorized brigade of the Russian Federation Army from Vladikavkaz, who also participate in "Ukrainian trips." 111 282 261 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

армия рф агрессия оккупанты Latest Russian PSNR-8M portable ground reconnaissance station used by 'DPR' terrorists. PHOTOS OSINT-investigation conducted in the occupied Donbas reveals the latest Russian military equipment in arsenal of the "DPR" militants. These include, in particular, Russian complex of ground reconnaissance PSNR-8M. 110 555 300 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine War

агрессия оккупанты беспилотник Ukrainian border guards downed Russian "Zastava” drone, also known as Israeli "Bird Eye 400,” worth $2 million. PHOTOS Ukrainian border guards shot down a Russian "Zastava” drone which had been collecting information on positions of the Ukrainian army. The drone has flown 1.5 km into the territory of the Luhansk region, about 25 kilometers off the demarcation line with the so-called “Luhansk People’s Republic.” 120 066 354 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

OSCE can not confirm withdrawal of weapons by terrorists The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission does not confirm the information about withdrawal of heavy weapons (100-mm caliber and more) by the terrorists from the front line of collision in the Donbas. 86 0

армия рф агрессия оккупанты Russian occupants from the 18th Motorized Rifle Brigade reveal themselves by dressing as rebels and showing Russian military equipment in Donbas. PHOTOS By analyzing information on social media pages (profiles, photo albums, comments, contacts, statuses, geographic location tags etc.) belonging to military personnel of the 18th Detached Motorized Rifle Brigade, a group of contractors from the military reconnaissance unit of the abovementioned brigade has been revealed, who participated in the so-called ‘Rostov (Russia)-Ukraine military trip’ in the summer-fall 2014. 136 805 325 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

россия база Tornado MLRSes, Gvozdika SPGs, T-90 and T-72 tanks: pictures of Russian military base near Ukrainian border popped up online. PHOTOS Pictures of dozens of Russian T-90 and T-72 tanks on Kuzminskiy military base in the Rostov region have been uploaded to the Internet. The base can be found on Google Maps satellite images, while similar Russian service Yandex-maps has concealed the area. 118 969 608 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine

оружие SBU shut off arms supplies from ATO area to Chernihiv: 10 people detained, military arsenal seized. VIDEO + PHOTO The Security Service stopped illegal arms supply from the ATO area to Chernihiv. 31 732 75

Trilateral Contact Group to sign withdrawal agreement in coming days, - OSCE The Trilateral Contact Group on Ukraine intends to sign the agreed withdrawal of weaponry of up to 100-mm caliber in the coming days. 6 832 55 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

радар Pentagon to send better radar to Ukraine, - Wall Street Journal The Pentagon is moving toward providing Ukraine with bigger, longer-range radar to help it counter artillery being used by Russia-backed rebels, as U.S. military officials signal a growing willingness to bolster the country’s defenses. 81 824 326 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Aid to Ukraine

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