Defense ministry established Office of coalition support
Source: Ukraine’s defense ministry
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has established the Coalition Support Office to ensure sustainable and systematic management of military assistance provided by partner countries.
The format of coalitions was created in 2023 for more effective assistance by partner countries within the framework of the Contact Group on Defense of Ukraine.
As of now, 8 coalitions have been created, among them there are the aviation coalition, the air defense, the artillery coalition, the drone coalition, and others.
The tasks of the Support Office are to ensure coordination and planning of work within the coalitions of capabilities, to ensure interaction between coalitions, and to analyze the state of communications with partner countries.
The office supports the work of a working group headed by the Minister of Defense of Ukraine and working groups of representatives of the Ministry of Defense and the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
In 2024, the format of aid to Ukraine will be modified into the so-called Ramstein 2.0. This means that from now on Ukraine’s allies will provide their support mainly not on an individual basis, but in a coalition format and in accordance with the needs.
After the start of the full-scale invasion in February 2022, Ukraine witnessed an unprecedented wave of private support for the army. Citizens, big businesses, charitable foundations, and international philanthropists began financing the country’s defense alongside state assistance provided by international partners. Estimates of total private contributions range from tens to hundreds of billions of hryvnias. However, determining the exact amount remains difficult. In many cases, companies combine military aid, humanitarian programs, tax payments, social spending, and employee support in their reporting.
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On October 6, the Administrative Cassation Court within the Supreme Court of Ukraine continued hearing case No. 990/80/25, in which the fifth President and leader of the party “European Solidarity”, Petro Poroshenko, seeks to have Presidential Decree No. 81/2025 from February 12, 2025 — enacting sanctions by the decision of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) — declared illegal and annulled. The plaintiff claims the document was falsified and that the sanctions are a tool of political persecution of the opposition, contrary to international norms. Government representatives deny the allegations and insist their actions were lawful. Journalists of Bukvy were present at the hearing.
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Five armored vehicles “Kozak” have received a new mission – thanks to the support of Metinvest, they have been upgraded to full-fledged command and staff vehicles. These upgraded vehicles are now operating on the front line.