Armed Forces of Ukraine
Combined military forces of Ukraine
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| April 13 2025 | Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces released the first footage of 'Tryzub', a laser weapon system used to destroy a fibre optic fpv drone. |
| 2025 | Expected lifting of Ukraine's weapons export ban, which was imposed due to the full-scale invasion. |
| 2025 | Development of the Bulava loitering munition by Ukrainian company Deviro, designed as a domestic equivalent to the Russian ZALA Lancet. |
| March 2025 | Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported that Russia had pre-planned massive deportation of Ukrainian children, citing Kremlin documents from 18 February 2022 outlining plans to move children from orphanages in occupied Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts to Russia under the guise of 'humanitarian evacuations'. |
| 2025 | Donald Trump became US president, leading to a major shift in US policy with new negotiations initiated separately with Russia and Ukraine. |
| 2025 | The US government estimated Russia's economic losses from the war and Western sanctions would amount to around $1.3 trillion by this year. |
| February 16 2025 | US Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirms Ukraine will be part of 'real negotiations', and Trump says Zelenskyy 'will be involved' in peace talks. |
| February 2025 |
The UK, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, and Spain issued a joint statement supporting Ukraine's sovereignty and insisting on Ukraine's involvement in any negotiations.
Meeks, Bacon Issue Joint Statement on Bipartisan Resolution in Support of Ukraine on 3-Year Anniversary of Russia’s Invasion - Press Releases - House Foreign Affairs Committee
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Joint Statement at the Trade Policy Review of Ukraine, 26 February 2025 | EEAS
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| February 2025 | Ongoing diplomatic efforts continue to seek a peaceful resolution to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, with multiple international mediation attempts underway during February. |
| February 12 2025 | Donald Trump held a 'highly productive phone call' with Putin, agreeing to start immediate negotiations, and also spoke with Zelenskyy about charting steps to stop Russian aggression. |
| February 12 2025 | US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth suggests returning to pre-2014 borders is 'unrealistic', and US President Trump holds a 'highly productive' phone call with Putin to start immediate negotiations. |
| February 2025 | Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft estimated 250,000 total deaths in the conflict. |
| February 2025 | Ukraine's government approved a one-year contract for volunteers aged 18–24 who are currently not subject to mobilization. |
| February 2025 | The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported that Russian forces in Donetsk Oblast were not fully protected from the theater-wide impacts of the Ukrainian incursion, with troops, armored vehicles, artillery, and air defense systems being diverted to reinforce Russian forces in Kursk. |
| January 31 2025 | The Unmanned Systems Forces confirmed the use of drones carrying aerial bombs, with the USF Command stating these drones are capable of long-distance strikes with potential return capabilities, which they claimed 'changes the rules of the game on the battlefield'. |
| January 28 2025 | The 14th Separate Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Regiment launched a strike on a pumping station on the Druzhba pipeline along the Russian-Belarusian border in Bryansk Oblast, using drones capable of dropping FAB-250 M-54 high-explosive bombs with an optical sighting system for precision strikes. |
| January 2025 | Two North Korean servicemen taken prisoner while fighting in Kursk Oblast, discovered with false military papers identifying them as Russians from Tuva. |
| January 2025 | Russian forces continued advancing in eastern Ukraine and maintained attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure. |
| January 2025 | Reports revealed Russia's two-pronged war financing strategy, with direct military spending estimated at US$250 billion through June 2024, and an additional US$200 billion obtained through preferential bank loans to defense contractors. |
| January 2025 | Russian forces captured the Kurakhove Power Station. |
| January 2025 | Russian forces captured Velyka Novosilka and most of Toretsk. |
| January 2025 | The 59th Motorized Brigade was reformed as the 59th Separate Assault Brigade and transferred to the Unmanned Systems Forces. |
| January 14 2025 | Ukraine attacked Russian chemical factories and energy infrastructure in the Bryansk, Saratov, Tula regions, and the Republic of Tatarstan. The Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) claimed that drones successfully distracted Russian air defenses, enabling missile strikes on main targets. |
| January 2025 | Despite Putin's repeated deadlines, Russian forces had not yet pushed out Ukrainian troops from the Kursk salient, with advances in Donetsk Oblast being prioritized. |
| January 5 2025 | Commander-in-Chief Syrskyi announced the USF began deploying fiber-optic controlled drones and was in the final stages of organizing a dedicated unmanned systems brigade. |
| 2024 | Estimated that 96% of all unmanned aerial vehicles used by the Ukrainian military were domestically manufactured. |
| 2024 | Small-arms bullet cartridges re-entered production, with 5.45×39 and 5.56×45mm ammunition being manufactured for the first time since 2014. |
| 2024 | The US government estimated Russia's economic losses from the war and Western sanctions at approximately $1.3 trillion, with direct financial spending on the invasion estimated at $250 billion. |
| 2024 | Documentary '20 Days in Mariupol' wins Oscar for Best Documentary, highlighting the siege of Mariupol. |
| 2024 | French President Emmanuel Macron suggests that sending troops to Ukraine could be a possibility, marking a shift from earlier stance of ruling out direct military intervention. |
| 2024 | Women's representation in the Armed Forces of Ukraine reached 62,000, with at least 5,000 serving in combat roles. |
| December 2024 | Russian forces captured the city of Kurakhove. |
| December 2024 | Unmanned Systems Forces first announced their capabilities. |
| December 2024 | Zelenskyy resisted pressure from the Biden administration to lower the conscription age to 18, refusing to replace Ukraine's battlefield losses by recruiting younger soldiers. |
| December 18 2024 | Reports indicate around 100 North Korean soldiers dead and 1000 injured, according to South Korea. |
| December 16 2024 | US confirms North Korean troops killed and injured in combat in Kursk oblast. |
| November 2024 | Daily Russian casualties increased to 1,500 killed or wounded, with an estimated 45,690 total casualties that month. On the bloodiest day, 1,950 Russian men were killed, exceeding the average daily male birth rate in Russia. |
| November 2024 | The Prosecutor General's Office reported initiating over 100,000 criminal cases for military desertion. |
| November 2024 | The Prosecutor General's Office reported initiating over 100,000 criminal cases for desertion by the end of November. |
| November 24 2024 | Ukrainian chief of general staff confirms North Korean troops have been engaged in battle. |
| November 13 2024 | US State Department and South Korea confirm North Korean troops began engaging in combat against Ukrainian forces in Kursk Oblast. |
| November 5 2024 | Ukrainian defence minister reports North Korean troops engaged in battle. |
| October 2024 | Ukraine and South Korea claim North Korean engineers deployed to battlefield to help missile launches, with some casualties reported. |
| October 2024 | US reports North Korea sent 3,000 soldiers to Russia, transported by ship and undergoing training at three military bases in eastern Russia. |
| October 2024 | European External Action Service (EEAS) reported 177 Ukrainian prisoners have died in Russian captivity, with UN confirmation of systematic torture methods used against Ukrainian prisoners. |
| October 30 2024 | Ukrainian Major General Dmytro Marchenko publicly stated that 'our front has crumbled' due to ammunition shortages, recruitment problems, and poor leadership. He criticized President Zelensky's strategy of seeking Western support. |
| October 29 2024 | Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council Secretary Oleksandr Lytvynenko reported 1,000,050 Ukrainians had been conscripted into the Armed Forces since 24 February 2022, with an additional 160,000 in the drafting process. |
| October 28 2024 | NATO chief Mark Rutte confirms North Korean troops deployed to Kursk Oblast to support Russia against the Kursk Offensive. |
| October 23 2024 | Roman Hladkyi was dismissed from his position as chief of staff of the Unmanned Systems Forces. |
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