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Ukrainian army to achieve NATO standards by 2020, Minister says
Дата: 15.06.2016 14:50
The Armed Forces of Ukraine will become compatible with the NATO standards by 2020, according to Ukrainian Defence Minister Stepan Poltorak.
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President Poroshenko permits foreign nationals to serve in Ukraine’s Armed Forces
Дата: 10.06.2016 17:50
President Poroshenko has signed a decree allowing foreigners and stateless persons to draft in the military service in the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the President’s website reports.
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Ukraine intelligence reports 180 militants of Russian-occupation forces killed, 190 injured in May fighting
Дата: 03.06.2016 15:10
The Russian and separatist troops suffered heavy losses, including 180 gunmen killed in action in the eastern Ukraine conflict in May, according to latest intelligence data.
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Russia amasses around 24,000 soldiers in Crimea - intelligence
Дата: 30.05.2016 15:00
The Russian Federation continues to deploy a powerful group of its Armed Forces on the Crimean Peninsula, which as of May 2016 has reached about 24,000 servicemen, representative of the Main Directorate for Intelligence at the Defense Ministry of Ukraine Vadym Skibitsky told a briefing on Monday in Kyiv, Ukrinform reports.
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Ukrainian Defence Ministry plans to move to international standards till 2020
Дата: 13.05.2016 16:35
The Armed Forces of Ukraine will be reformed according to the international standards by the end of 2020, Deputy Defence Minister of Ukraine Oleksandr Dublian said at a briefing, Ukrinform reports.
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Defence Minister: 7,000 Russian servicemen remain in east Ukraine
Дата: 21.04.2016 14:50
Settlement of the conflict in eastern Ukraine may take years, Ukrainian Defence Minister Stepan Poltorak has said in an interview with foreign journalists on Wednesday, DW reports.
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Poltorak: 18,000 military enlisted under contract in 2016
Дата: 30.03.2016 16:15
Since the beginning of 2016, a total of 18,000 people have applied to conclude the contract for military service in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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42 Russian servicemen killed in Donbas already this year – intelligence
Дата: 05.02.2016 16:40
Forty-two servicemen of the Russian Armed Forces were killed in Donbas since the beginning of 2016. Representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Defence Ministry Vadym Skybytsky said at a briefing on Friday.
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British instructors train Ukrainian marines in Mykolaiv
Дата: 29.01.2016 12:15
Military instructors of the Royal Marines of Great Britain are training junior commanders of a marine brigade of the Ukrainian Navy, the Defence Ministry's press service said on Friday.
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Bill passed to speed up citizenship for foreigners serving in Ukrainian army
Дата: 29.01.2016 11:30
The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s parliament has approved draft legislation simplifying the process for foreigners to obtain Ukrainian citizenship if they have served in Ukraine's army, Radio Liberty reports.
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NATO to expand its presence in Ukraine – Muzhenko
Дата: 21.01.2016 17:20
NATO member states plans to increase the number of its advisors on training Ukrainian servicemen and continue rendering military and technical support to Ukraine, Chief of the General Staff and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Army General Viktor Muzhenko said after a meeting of the NATO Military Committee in Brussels on Thursday, January 21, Ukrinform reports.
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Commander of Ukrainian army to attend NATO Military Committee meeting
Дата: 20.01.2016 17:45
Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Army General Viktor Muzhenko will attend the meeting of NATO Military Committee.
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Ukraine’s Armed Forces to be reformed – Poroshenko
Дата: 12.01.2016 11:00
A total of 57 billion hryvnias, or over two billion US dollars, is allocated in the national budget for the Defence Ministry to increase the defence capacity of Ukraine, President Petro Poroshenko said at a meeting with artillery soldiers in Ternopil, western Ukraine.