Category: 6. Opinion

Russian forces made advances near two settlements in the Pokrovsk direction, according to analysts from DeepState on 18 September. The report indicates that Russian troops have moved forward in Hrodivka and Ukrainske, both located near Pokrovsk in the Donetsk Oblast. The Pokrovsk direction has… Continue Reading

A Ukrainian Member of Parliament and Security Service Colonel Roman Kostenko, has challenged the accuracy of a recent Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report regarding Ukrainian military casualties in the ongoing war with Russia. Kostenko, a secretary of the Parliamentary Committee on National… Continue Reading

The Ukrainian Parliament has approved a substantial increase in the country’s defense budget for 2024. The legislative body passed bill №11417, allocating an additional 500 billion hryvnias (approximately $12 billion) for military needs. This previously deficit sum for sustaining defense… Continue Reading

The Czech company AKM Group-CZ, which supplies arms to NATO countries, has opened its own office in Kyiv, representatives of the company told Militarnyi. Over the next year, the company plans to increase its integration into the Ukrainian market to supply weapons and ammunition to Ukraine’s… Continue Reading

Ukraine has successfully auctioned off the iconic Hotel “Ukraine” in central Kyiv. The State Property Fund of Ukraine conducted the auction on 18 September, marking it as the first “Big privatization” auction since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion. LLC “Ola Fine,” owned… Continue Reading

The Ukrainian Defense Ministry has developed a new model for the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, & Execution (PPBE) process, which will be implemented in the armed forces. Its purpose is to support informed decision-making in the defense sector. The ministry reported that the new approach… Continue Reading

Crimean Tatar political prisoner Aziz Akhtemov has been transferred from a prison in the Krasnoyarsk Oblast to another detention place. The Federal Penitentiary Service is refusing to inform his wife of his current location, according to “Crimean Solidarity.” Akhtemov was held in the Continue Reading

An ammunition depot in Toropets, Tver Oblast, Russia, was struck by drones overnight into 18 September, resulting in a fire and multiple explosions. Local residents reported hearing the distinctive sound of drones followed by explosions, according to Russian Telegram channels. The governor of… Continue Reading

Russian forces launched an air attack on energy infrastructure in the city of Sumy using Shahed drones overnight on 18 September, according to local authorities. According to the Sumy military administration, no people were injured. Officials emphasized that the oblast’s power system is… Continue Reading

Russian President Vladimir Putin denies Ukraine’s right to sovereignty, having invaded it twice since 2014. Thankfully, his efforts to subjugate the country have been thwarted by the courage of the Ukrainian people. After two and a half years of fiercely defending their homeland, it has… Continue Reading