


Ukraine’s Security Service says its long-range drones destroyed a Tu-95 strategic bomber at Russia’s Engels airbase, approximately 800 kilometres from the Ukrainian border. The reported loss has not yet been independently confirmed through publicly available satellite imagery. Ukraine has claimed…



Ukraine’s outgoing defence minister says institutional resistance is preventing the Armed Forces from adopting a technology-led model of warfare built around drones, operational-depth strikes, data-based procurement and predictable allocation of resources. Mykhailo Fedorov has used his departure from Ukraine’s Ministry…


Demonstrations in Kyiv and several regional cities have called for Mykhailo Fedorov to remain Ukraine’s defence minister, while European Defence Commissioner Andrius Kubilius has warned that his departure raises questions about the continuity of EU-backed weapons and drone programmes. Protests…

A proposed US licence to manufacture Patriot interceptors and a European-backed programme built around Ukraine’s Freyja system could strengthen Ukraine’s missile defences. Neither, however, will resolve Kyiv’s immediate shortage of interceptors. Ukraine is pursuing two parallel routes towards greater control…



Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s decision on whether to retain Mykhailo Fedorov as defence minister will affect procurement reform, military technology programmes and the relationship between Ukraine’s civilian and uniformed leadership. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s pending decision on the future of Defence Minister Mykhailo…