ukraine defence sector

The bill to eliminate the independence of anti-corruption agencies was drafted and passed within five hours. Meanwhile, defense companies have been waiting for major legislative changes to stimulate Ukrainian arms production for twelve years. Mezha media investigates. Attempts to address regulatory issues in weapons manufacturing have mostly been limited to targeted amendments to legislation and “experimental” government resolutions. Many of […]

As reported by the Anti-Corruption Action Center, 126 Members of Parliament (123 of whom are from the Zelenskyy’s fraction) have registered draft law No. 13423, which effectively proposes to introduce an amnesty for arms-procurement crimes committed during the execution of defense contracts. The MPs propose to eliminate criminal liability for all types of crimes if: (1) the crime is committed […]

The Ukrainian military-industrial complex has the capacity to produce 10 million drones annually. These drones are significantly cheaper than their counterparts and have been combat-tested. This statement was made by Ukraine’s Deputy Minister of Defense, Oleksandr Kozenko, during his speech at the Shangri-La Dialogue security forum in Singapore, Ukrinform reports citing the Ministry of Defense. Kozenko participated in a panel […]

The National Guard plans to equip each combat brigade with the new “Novator-2” vehicles, according to Defence Express, Interfax-Ukraine informs. The company “Ukrainian Armored Vehicles” handed over the first batch of new “Novator-2” armored vehicles to the National Guard of Ukraine. As emphasized by the CEO of “Ukrainian Armored Vehicles,” Vladyslav Belbas, the vehicle was designed taking into account all […]