#Ukraine Defence Ministry
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![Ukraine’s New Defense Minister Fedorov: “Our Main Security Guarantee Is Our Armed Forces”]( "Ukraine’s New Defense Minister Fedorov: “Our Main Security Guarantee Is Our Armed Forces”")
![Mykhailo Fedorov stands for a portrait in his office on April 5, 2025, in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Mykhailo Fedorov stands for a portrait in his office on April 5, 2025, in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Source: Getty Images)")
![How Ukraine Started 2026 with Record Anti-Shahed Drone Production and a New Era in Air Defense]( "How Ukraine Started 2026 with Record Anti-Shahed Drone Production and a New Era in Air Defense")
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- War in Ukraine
Self-reliance has become the defining narrative for Ukraine’s sprouting defense industry. Foreign military aid played a key role in Ukraine’s early successes, but years of dependence on this aid exposed huge gaps in that framework, especially when coupled with stagnation in political will and slow bureaucratic processes.![Ukraine Boosts Defense Production 1.5x as State Contracts Jump 50% in 2025]( "Ukraine Boosts Defense Production 1.5x as State Contracts Jump 50% in 2025")
![Illustrative image. Besomar interceptor drones are seen on February 21, 2025, in the Lviv region, Ukraine. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Illustrative image. Besomar interceptor drones are seen on February 21, 2025, in the Lviv region, Ukraine. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Ukraine Deploys Two More Patriot Systems to Shield Cities, Defense Ministry Says]( "Ukraine Deploys Two More Patriot Systems to Shield Cities, Defense Ministry Says")
-f09dc6190e58dd6c47ec8b39043039c7.jpg "Mykhailo Fedorov stands for a portrait in his office on April 5, 2025, in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Source: Getty Images)")
-531fe8d92c87f1630d3f1a2503c33089.png "How Ukraine Started 2026 with Record Anti-Shahed Drone Production and a New Era in Air Defense")
