Estonia to provide Ukraine with air defense missiles for testing
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Estonia to provide Ukraine with air defense missiles for testing

The Estonian arms company Frankenburg Technologies will transfer air defense missiles to Ukraine for testing, Ukraine's Defense Ministry announced on Nov. 8. Kyiv has been calling on its partners to provide additional air defense assets as Russia intensifies its strikes against cities and energy infrastructure. The first samples for testing will be delivered in the […]
German opposition criticizes Scholz for refusing to transfer Taurus missiles
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German opposition criticizes Scholz for refusing to transfer Taurus missiles to Ukraine

Florian Hahn, a member of the German opposition CDU/CSU bloc, criticized Chancellor Olaf Scholz's decision not to transfer long-range Taurus missiles to Ukraine, German media outlet Tagesschau reported on Nov. 19. Berlin is Ukraine's second-largest military donor under Scholz, but the chancellor has been adamant about not providing Taurus missiles, fearing it could draw his […]
Greece to deliver 24 Sea Sparrow missiles to Ukraine, media
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Greece to deliver 24 Sea Sparrow missiles to Ukraine, media reports

Greece will provide Ukraine with 24 Sea Sparrow anti-aircraft missiles to defend against ongoing Russian aerial attacks, the Greek news outlet Kathimerini reported on Dec. 28. Sea Sparrows are U.S.-made short-range missiles that can be launched from the sea or ground to intercept cruise missiles or aircraft. Ukraine received its first batch of Sea Sparrows […]
Kyiv running out of ATACMS missiles, NYT reports
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Kyiv running out of ATACMS missiles, NYT reports

Ukraine's stockpiles of U.S.-supplied long-range Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) are running low, the New York Times (NYT) reported on Dec. 27, citing senior U.S. officials. ATACMS are long-range ballistic missiles that can fly up to 300 kilometers (about 186 miles). The U.S. eased restrictions on Ukraine's use of ATACMS in November 2024, allowing Kyiv […]
Latest Ukrainian ‘rocket-drones’ make up for absence of locally made
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Latest Ukrainian ‘rocket-drones’ make up for absence of locally made cruise missiles

Ukraine has turbo-charged its long-distance unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), making “rocket-drones” to compete with cruise missiles or save the trouble of asking for more Western-made ranged weapons. President Volodymyr Zelensky’s administration has been showing off the latest results, with videos of the Peklo and Palianytsia missile-drones, which Ukrainian soldiers have begun deploying. The “rocket-drone” project […]
More than 50,000 foreign parts found in Russian drones, missiles
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More than 50,000 foreign parts found in Russian drones, missiles launched at Ukraine this week, Zelensky says

Hundreds of drones, missiles and guided aerial bombs used by Russia to attack Ukraine this week contained overall more than 50,000 foreign components, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Jan. 5. In the first days of 2025, Russia carried out a series of attacks against Ukraine, causing the destruction of many residential buildings and infrastructure, as […]