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Defence ministry denies reports of alleged artillery losses because of Russian hackers' break into software
Дата: 06.01.2017 14:35
The Ukrainian Ground Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine command has dismissed media reports of howitzers having been destroyed after Russian hackers broke into Ukrainian artillerymen's software.
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Family of American professor donates medical equipment to Ukrainian soldiers
Дата: 06.01.2017 12:25
In Lviv, the family of American professor from Stanford University donated medical equipment to the Military and Medical Clinical Center of Western region.
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NSDC backs national program of army development till 2020
Дата: 30.12.2016 13:55
The National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine at its sitting on Thursday approved a draft national program of the development of Armed Forces for the period till 2020, the NSDC’s press service reports.
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One of Cabinet's tasks - to create conditions for future development of Armed Forces
Дата: 06.12.2016 13:30
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Number of militants in Donbas exceeds 30,000 - Ukrainian defence minister
Дата: 02.12.2016 12:35
The Ukrainian Armed Forces in eastern Ukraine are facing 30,000 militants and "5,500 Russian regular servicemen," Ukrainian Defence Minister Stepan Poltorak said in an interview with Interfax news agency.
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Defence Ministry: Over 63,500 soldiers sign contracts for military service in 2016
Дата: 18.11.2016 12:45
Over 63,500 servicepersons have signed contracts for military service in the Armed Forces of Ukraine this year, Oksana Havrylyuk, the head of Defence Ministry’s department on communication and press, said at a press briefing on November 18, Ukrinform reports.
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Defence Budget 2017 to encourage reforms and development of Armed Forces – Poltorak
Дата: 16.09.2016 12:50
Senior officials of the Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces along with MPs discussed 2017 budgeting of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during a joint session of the Board of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine and Committee of Verkhovna Rada for National Security and Defence. This is reported by the government website.
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About 17,000 female soldiers serve in Ukrainian Armed Forces
Дата: 15.09.2016 15:10
At present 17,000 women serve in the Ukrainian Armed Forces, what makes 8.5% of a general number of armed forces personnel. Vice Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze said this at a round table meeting in Kyiv, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.
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Ukraine receives military aid from Western allies
Дата: 01.09.2016 17:35
The Armed Forces of Ukraine have received more than 1,000 night vision devices from the United States, Presidential military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said this at a briefing in Kyiv, Ukrinform reported.
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Ukraine intel reports 7 militants, Russians killed, 5 wounded in past day
Дата: 25.08.2016 12:30
Russian troops continue rotating and strengthening their forces in eastern Ukraine, where seven militants have been killed and five more were wounded in the past 24 hours, Ukrainian military intelligence has said.
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Ukrainian army receives over 110 weapons units in past week
Дата: 19.08.2016 12:50
Ukraine's Armed Forces received more than 110 weapons and military equipment units and more than 10,000 smoke hand grenades and signal sound-and-light mines in last week, Spokesman for the Defence Ministry of Ukraine Lieutenant Colonel Oleksiy Chornobai said at a briefing, Ukrinform reports.
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Czech, Romanian reps to help bring Ukrainian defence sector to NATO standards – Chief of Staff
Дата: 05.08.2016 14:05
Two officers – representatives of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic and Romania – will work in the NATO Liaison Office in Ukraine on the program of bringing Ukrainian defence and security sector in line with the Alliance's standards, Chief of Staff of the Ukrainian Army Viktor Muzhenko has said.
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Ukrainian army got over 10,000 units of armament since the beginning of 2016
Дата: 29.07.2016 12:55
Since the beginning of 2016, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have received over 10,000 units of armament and military equipment, and over 58,000 samples of ammunition, including anti-tank missiles.
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Defense Ministry: Women make up more than a third of contract personnel in military in 2016
Дата: 23.06.2016 15:25
Over one third of those persons who signed contracts for military service with the Ukrainian Armed Forces in 2016 are women, according to Deputy Defense Minister for European integration Ihor Dolhov.
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Defence Ministry expects 1,000 more people to sign contracts with Ukraine’s army soon
Дата: 17.06.2016 11:35
The Ukrainian Defence Ministry expects that in the near future over 1,000 candidates will sign contracts for a military service in the country’s Armed Forces, official representative of the Ministry Oleksiy Chornobay said at a briefing in Kyiv on Friday.
