Dmytro Shumlianskyi

Dmytro Shumlianskyi

Editor at Militarnyi. Author of PS Magazine in Ukrainian, a project dedicated to the maintenance of U.S. military equipment.
Author's publications
Ukraine to Receive 70 M39 ATACMS Missiles and 12 M270 MLRS Launchers from Turkey

Ukraine to Receive 70 M39 ATACMS Missiles and 12 M270 MLRS Launchers from Turkey

Ukraine has purchased 70 M39 ATACMS ballistic missiles, 12 M270 multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) launchers capable of firing GMLRS and ATACMS m...
August 8, 2026
20:10
Bulgaria: Drone Exploded Near Gas Pipeline Supplying Gas to Ukraine

Bulgaria: Drone Exploded Near Gas Pipeline Supplying Gas to Ukraine

A drone “carrying a significant amount of explosives” exploded in Bulgaria near a compressor station on the Trans-Balkan gas pipeline, which suppli...
August 8, 2026
18:55
Monthly Missile Deliveries for Patriot Systems: Ukraine Got Agreement With U.S. — Zelensky

Monthly Missile Deliveries for Patriot Systems: Ukraine Got Agreement With U.S. — Zelensky

Ukraine obtained an agreement with the U.S. for monthly missile deliveries for the Patriot systems, but the volume of deliveries is insufficient. ...
August 8, 2026
17:50
Barracuda Mothership Drones Breached Russian Coastal Defenses and Struck Boats Carrying Troops

Barracuda Mothership Drones Breached Russian Coastal Defenses and Struck Boats Carrying Troops

Barracuda mothership surface drones from the Barracuda special unit of the 40th Separate Marine Brigade broke through Russian coastal defenses and ...
August 8, 2026
11:44
Suspicious Drones Spotted Over Patriot System Maintenance Base in Germany

Suspicious Drones Spotted Over Patriot System Maintenance Base in Germany

Six drone flyovers were detected over a Bundeswehr base where maintenance and repairs of Patriot air defense systems are carried out. This was r...
August 8, 2026
11:30
Ukraine Struck Vessels Near Novorossiysk and Gelendzhik

Ukraine Struck Vessels Near Novorossiysk and Gelendzhik

Ukrainian forces struck ships in the Black Sea near Novorossiysk and Gelendzhik, likely as part of Operation MoLoChKa. This was reported by the ...
August 8, 2026
10:38
Electronic Warfare Against Rassvet: Why Ukraine Needs to Act Now

Electronic Warfare Against Rassvet: Why Ukraine Needs to Act Now

Russia is gradually deploying its own low-Earth orbit Rassvet satellite communications system, which is being developed by Bureau 1440. Once ful...
August 7, 2026
23:05
Sol.One to Launch Belgian Factory Producing Saboteur Drones Equipped with Thales Missiles

Sol.One to Launch Belgian Factory Producing Saboteur Drones Equipped with Thales Missiles

Belgian drone manufacturer Sol.One has begun developing a new 8,000-square-meter production facility in Evergem. The company is best known for its ...
August 4, 2026
09:25
Ukrainian Drones Strike FPV Operator Training Ground in Belgorod

Ukrainian Drones Strike FPV Operator Training Ground in Belgorod

Ukrainian drones attacked a building at Belgorod State Technological University, where the Russians had set up drone production and FPV operator tr...
August 3, 2026
22:03
General Cherry Interceptor Drone Gets French Pixel Lock Guidance System

General Cherry Interceptor Drone Gets French Pixel Lock Guidance System

The French company Alta Ares and the Ukrainian drone manufacturer General Cherry have signed a memorandum of understanding regarding cooperation in...
August 3, 2026
19:58
Drones Disabled Primary Oil Refining Units at Ryazan Oil Refinery

Drones Disabled Primary Oil Refining Units at Ryazan Oil Refinery

Satellite images show that drone strikes by the Ukrainian Defense Forces disabled two of the four primary oil refining units at the Ryazan Oil Refi...
August 3, 2026
18:46
Russia Likely Resumes Use of UMPB-5R Jet-Powered Guided Glide Bombs

Russia Likely Resumes Use of UMPB-5R Jet-Powered Guided Glide Bombs

Over the final 10 days of July, Russia attacked Pavlohrad, located about 75 kilometers from the front line, three times with guided aerial bombs. T...
August 2, 2026
16:22
Latvia Closes Last Border Crossing With Belarus After Over 9,000 Illegal Entry Attempts

Latvia Closes Last Border Crossing With Belarus After Over 9,000 Illegal Entry Attempts

Latvia temporarily closed its border with Belarus due to technical issues. The country’s interior minister urged residents to abandon plans to trav...
August 2, 2026
15:43
Net Profit Of Russia’s Largest Defense Holding Rostec Falls By 42%

Net Profit Of Russia’s Largest Defense Holding Rostec Falls By 42%

Russian state-owned conglomerate Rostec, the country’s largest industrial holding and a major weapons producer, reported that its net profit fell b...
August 2, 2026
15:04
Ukrainian Defense Forces Hit Bashneft-UNPZ, Second Ufa Oil Refinery Targeted in Two Days

Ukrainian Defense Forces Hit Bashneft-UNPZ, Second Ufa Oil Refinery Targeted in Two Days

On August 2, the Ukrainian Defense Forces, reportedly using Liutyi long-range drones, struck the Bashneft-UNPZ oil refinery in Ufa, the capital of ...
August 2, 2026
14:23
SkyFall Develops New 600-km-Range Mid-Strike Drone

SkyFall Develops New 600-km-Range Mid-Strike Drone

Ukrainian company SkyFall has developed a strike drone with a range of up to 600 km and a warhead weighing approximately 50 kg. Bloomberg report...
August 2, 2026
13:08
Russia Upgrades Geran-4 Seeker Fuselage for Optical Guidance

Russia Upgrades Geran-4 Seeker Fuselage for Optical Guidance

The Russians have modified the Geran-4 Seeker jet-powered attack UAV by redesigning its nose section to integrate an electro-optical (EO) guidance ...
August 2, 2026
12:32
Drones Strike Wildberries Facility in Novosemeykino Near Russian Flag and ZV Symbol

Drones Strike Wildberries Facility in Novosemeykino Near Russian Flag and ZV Symbol

On the morning of August 2, Ukrainian drones struck and destroyed a key Wildberries logistics hub in Russia's Volga region, near Samara. Videos ...
August 2, 2026
11:22
Russia Likely Begins Using Captured Ukrainian Drones for Provocations, as Poland Warned

Russia Likely Begins Using Captured Ukrainian Drones for Provocations, as Poland Warned

Russia has likely started using captured Ukrainian long-range drones for provocations, a possibility that Polish officials had previously warned ab...
August 2, 2026
10:24
Ukrainian Defense Forces Strike Saratov Oil Refinery and Engels-2 Airbase

Ukrainian Defense Forces Strike Saratov Oil Refinery and Engels-2 Airbase

The Ukrainian Defense Forces struck Rosneft's Saratov oil refinery, triggering a major fire, as well as the nearby Engels-2 strategic aviation airb...
August 2, 2026
10:07
Russian Mi-8AMTSh Helicopters Equipped With Volna 3M Electronic Warfare System to Jam UAV Satellite Navigation

Russian Mi-8AMTSh Helicopters Equipped With Volna 3M Electronic Warfare System to Jam UAV Satellite Navigation

The Russians have equipped the Mi-8AMTSh multi-purpose helicopter with the Volna 3M electronic warfare system to jam the satellite navigation syste...
August 1, 2026
13:01
Rassvet Satellites Reach Stable Coverage Window Of Several Hours Over Ukraine

Rassvet Satellites Reach Stable Coverage Window Of Several Hours Over Ukraine

The Russian Rassvet satellites operated by Bureau 1440 already provide at least two “communication windows” per day over Ukraine, each lasting more...
July 31, 2026
23:43
Ukrspecsystems’ Drone Factory in UK Has Yet to Begin Operations

Ukrspecsystems’ Drone Factory in UK Has Yet to Begin Operations

The plant of the Ukrainian company Ukrspecsystems in the United Kingdom, whose launch was announced in February 2026, has not yet begun production ...
July 31, 2026
23:10
Another North Korean KN-23 Missile Discovered Near Kryvyi Rih Following Russia’s Attack

Another North Korean KN-23 Missile Discovered Near Kryvyi Rih Following Russia’s Attack

During the shelling of Ukraine on the night of July 30, Russia launched two North Korean-made KN-23 ballistic missiles on Kryvyi Rih, not one. T...
July 31, 2026
22:40
Quantum Systems Makes Reliant Reconnaissance Drone More Capable And Enduring

Quantum Systems Makes Reliant Reconnaissance Drone More Capable And Enduring

Quantum Systems has upgraded its long-range Reliant reconnaissance drone, increasing its payload capacity and expanding its mission capabilities. ...
July 28, 2026
19:13
Nigeria Receives First Three M-346FA Light Attack Aircraft

Nigeria Receives First Three M-346FA Light Attack Aircraft

The Nigerian Air Force has successfully completed factory acceptance tests in Italy for the first batch of three Leonardo M-346FA light attack airc...
July 28, 2026
16:47
Türkiye Deploys F-16 Fighter Jets to Patrol Baltic Airspace Near Russia’s Borders

Türkiye Deploys F-16 Fighter Jets to Patrol Baltic Airspace Near Russia’s Borders

The Turkish Air Force will join NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission by deploying five F-16 fighter jets and 76 military personnel to Ämari Air Base ...
July 28, 2026
13:24
Russians Standardized Guidance Systems for Gerbera Seeker and Geran Seeker Drones

Russians Standardized Guidance Systems for Gerbera Seeker and Geran Seeker Drones

The Russians have standardized the guidance, communication, and navigation systems of the Gerbera Seeker and Geran Seeker drones, which are equippe...
July 27, 2026
22:20
Another Step Toward Mobilization: Putin Grants Defense Ministry Access to Civil Registry Data for Military Registration

Another Step Toward Mobilization: Putin Grants Defense Ministry Access to Civil Registry Data for Military Registration

Under the pretext of simplifying support for military personnel and their families, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has granted the Russian Ministr...
July 27, 2026
20:50
Turkey Remains Without F-35s Due To Unfulfilled U.S. Requirements

Turkey Remains Without F-35s Due To Unfulfilled U.S. Requirements

Turkey has still not fulfilled the requirements set by the United States for its return to the F-35 program. Greek media outlet Ekathimerini rep...
July 26, 2026
21:11
Russian Boomerang FPV Drones Shifted To Frequencies Unavailable To Most Detectors

Russian Boomerang FPV Drones Shifted To Frequencies Unavailable To Most Detectors

Russian serial Boomerang FPV drones have gained the ability to operate on frequencies of up to 7.2 GHz, which are not covered by most drone detecto...
July 26, 2026
20:29
Massive Wildfires in France Threaten Production of M51 Nuclear Missiles and Rafale Fighters

Massive Wildfires in France Threaten Production of M51 Nuclear Missiles and Rafale Fighters

Unprecedented wildfires in France have put several strategic military facilities at risk, including the plant where M51 intercontinental ballistic ...
July 26, 2026
18:44
Russia Could Attack NATO Countries “Within Months” To Test Alliance Unity

Russia Could Attack NATO Countries “Within Months” To Test Alliance Unity

British intelligence believes NATO could face a direct challenge from Russia “within months” aimed at testing the Alliance’s resilience, as Moscow ...
July 26, 2026
17:39
Syria Graduates Air Force Cadets For First Time Since Assad Regime Fell

Syria Graduates Air Force Cadets For First Time Since Assad Regime Fell

Syria held a graduation ceremony for Air Force Academy cadets. It was the first group of more than 1,000 aviators trained after the fall of the Ass...
July 26, 2026
17:09
Poland and Baltic States Lack Comprehensive Fortification System Against Russia

Poland and Baltic States Lack Comprehensive Fortification System Against Russia

Poland and the Baltic states have failed to build a unified fortification system along their borders with Russia and Belarus. The existing defenses...
July 26, 2026
16:04
U.S. Purchases PAC-2 GEM-T Missiles for Patriot for the First Time in Over 30 Years

U.S. Purchases PAC-2 GEM-T Missiles for Patriot for the First Time in Over 30 Years

Raytheon has announced that it has been awarded a contract to produce PAC-2 GEM-T interceptor missiles for the U.S. Army's Patriot air defense syst...
July 26, 2026
15:06
Zelensky: Russia Seeks to Deploy Another 30,000 North Korean Troops and Additional Ballistic Missiles

Zelensky: Russia Seeks to Deploy Another 30,000 North Korean Troops and Additional Ballistic Missiles

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky reported that Russia is seeking an additional 30,000 troops from North Korea, with preparations already unde...
July 26, 2026
11:05
U.S. Navy sinks amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu using kamikaze sea drones

U.S. Navy sinks amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu using kamikaze sea drones

The U.S. Navy used kamikaze sea drones to sink the decommissioned Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) during the Rim of the Pa...
July 25, 2026
20:32
China Imposes Export Restrictions on Tatra and Rheinmetall in Response to EU Sanctions Against Russia

China Imposes Export Restrictions on Tatra and Rheinmetall in Response to EU Sanctions Against Russia

China has banned the export of dual-use goods to 14 European entities. Specifically, restrictions were imposed on defense giant Rheinmetall and the...
July 25, 2026
17:31
Fire Broke Out at Integral Plant in Belarus, Which Supplies Components for Russian Missiles

Fire Broke Out at Integral Plant in Belarus, Which Supplies Components for Russian Missiles

A fire broke out at the Integral plant in the Belarusian capital, which supplies components for Russian cruise and ballistic missiles. This was ...
July 25, 2026
14:08
Satellite Images Confirm Successful Strike on Russian Avitek Plant

Satellite Images Confirm Successful Strike on Russian Avitek Plant

Satellite images have confirmed the successful strike on one of the production halls at the Avitek plant in the Russian city of Kirov by an FP-5 Fl...
July 25, 2026
13:29
Russia Patented Towed Howitzer Based on A-192M Naval Gun

Russia Patented Towed Howitzer Based on A-192M Naval Gun

The Russian machine-building plant Arsenal has patented a new towed artillery system for coastal defense, based on the 130-mm A-192M Armat naval gu...
July 24, 2026
21:24
Ukrainian Company Stetman Plans to Launch 360 Communications Satellites into Orbit

Ukrainian Company Stetman Plans to Launch 360 Communications Satellites into Orbit

In 2027, the Ukrainian company Stetman plans to launch 120 UASAT LEO communications satellites using SpaceX. Deploying the entire constellation of ...
July 24, 2026
20:21
Poland: Russia May Use Captured Ukrainian Drones to Stage a Provocation

Poland: Russia May Use Captured Ukrainian Drones to Stage a Provocation

Poland believes that Russia has captured a large number of Ukrainian drones and may use them to stage a false flag operation. RMF24 reported on ...
July 21, 2026
09:08
High-Precision Firefly Munitions Become New Weapon for Ukrainian Armed Forces’ Bomber Drones

High-Precision Firefly Munitions Become New Weapon for Ukrainian Armed Forces’ Bomber Drones

Ukrainian military personnel at the Ministry of Defense have developed Firefly guided munitions for bomber drones. This was reported by the Brav...
July 20, 2026
21:20
Interceptor Drones Integrated Into Boxer Armored Vehicle

Interceptor Drones Integrated Into Boxer Armored Vehicle

Germany has developed the Boxer UAV, an armored vehicle capable of launching interceptor drones and reconnaissance UAVs. KNDS Deutschland unveil...
July 20, 2026
20:11
Rheinmetall Offers Poland Large-Scale Localization of Weapons Production

Rheinmetall Offers Poland Large-Scale Localization of Weapons Production

The German defense concern Rheinmetall has offered Poland a number of joint projects involving the localization of armored vehicle, artillery syste...
July 19, 2026
22:14
Defense Forces Begin Using Heavy Bomber Drones to Transport Kamikaze UGVs

Defense Forces Begin Using Heavy Bomber Drones to Transport Kamikaze UGVs

The Defense Forces have started using heavy bomber drones to transport kamikaze UGVs and attack Russian positions. A video showing this use was ...
July 19, 2026
18:19