Cossack Mace 2021, the first international Ukrainian–British military exercises held in the Mykolayiv region from 12 to 24 July, ended. As the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine posted on Facebook, the units of a separate mechanised…
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree to enact the decision of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine (NSDC) on urgent measures to deepen Ukraine’s integration into NATO. The relevant NSDC decision was…
The occupying power of the Russian Federation continues to amass its military presence in Crimea. Taking advantage of the difficult weather conditions on the peninsula, Russia, under the guise of assistance to eliminate the effects of…
Since the beginning of 2021, the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has opened 328 criminal proceedings over encroachment on the territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine, creation of terrorist groups or organisations. A total of 307 people…
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine passed two presidential bills that increase the size of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by 11,000 people (up to 261,000) and lays foundations of national resistance (creation of territorial defence)….
Militants Pulling Heavy Weapons to Donbas
July 14, 2021
The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission spotted tanks, howitzers, and mortars in occupied Donbas. This is stated in the Mission’s daily report dated 13 July. In particular, OSCE SMM recorded three towed howitzers (D-30 Lyagushka, 122mm) in violation of…
The official closing ceremony of the international military exercise Sea Breeze 2021, the largest in the history of Ukraine’s independence, took place in Odesa. Rear Admiral Oleksiy Neizhpapa, Commander of the Ukrainian Navy, declared the maneuvers…
There has been an increasing number of ceasefire violations and deterioration of the security situation in and around the disengagement areas in Donbas over the past two weeks. A corresponding statement was released by the OSCE…
The implementation of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project is a weapon not only against Ukraine, but also against the whole of Europe in the future, so forces should be joined to counter this “energy threat.”…
Ukraine to Increase Number of Servicemen
July 1, 2021
The Verkhovna Rada has adopted, in the first reading, bills necessary for the creation of territorial defence of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and also called for an increase in the size of the Armed…
Russia Announces Test of Its Air Defence System in Occupied Crimea Due to Start of Exercise Sea Breeze
June 29, 2021
The Russian Federation has announced the test of readiness of its air defence system in the occupied Crimea due to the start of the international military Exercise Sea Breeze. Russia’s Black Sea Fleet informed that…
Agent of Russian Special Services Tried to Smuggle Goods from Ukraine for Military-Industrial Complex of Russia
June 28, 2021
Counterintelligence officers of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) stopped the illegal activities of a Ukrainian citizen who was recruited by Russian special services. By the order of Russian curators, he tried to establish a channel for the…
The Russian Federation called on the United States and NATO countries to refrain from holding joint Sea Breeze 2021 multinational exercises with Ukraine in the Black Sea. The Embassy of Russia in the United States…
The monitors of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe recorded almost 300 ceasefire violations in Donbas over 21 June. A major part of attacks and explosions occurred in the Donetsk region – 254, including 117…
Ukraine and the United Kingdom agreed to jointly build warships and bases for the Ukrainian Navy, the press service of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine informed. “Deputy Minister of Defence of Ukraine Oleksandr Myroniuk…
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) exposed two hidden arsenals of weapons in the Luhansk and Rivne regions. The cache found near Severodonetsk was made by the so-called “First Deputy Prime Minister of Luhansk People’s…
The information about Washington’s alleged halt to a military aid package to Kyiv worth up to $100 million, as Politico reported the day before, is not true. This was stated by White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki….
Pro-Russian Cossacks Scaling up Activities in Belarus. Annexation Likely to be Prepared
June 18, 2021
As the international volunteer network InformNapalm reports, members of NGO “Belarusian Cossacks” conducted large-scale military exercises in Belarus. Although a youth event was declared, the participants were mainly middle-aged men, most of whom appeared to…
Oleksiy Danilov: Ukraine Doesn’t Seek to Denounce Minsk Agreements, Offers to Finalise Them
June 18, 2021
Ukraine proposes to finalise the Minsk agreements as it is impossible to implement them in the current form, Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine (NSDC) Oleksiy Danilov said. “We are not…
Counterintelligence officers of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) exposed and detained a serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to the pre-trial investigation data, he was recruited by the “Ministry of State Security…
