Mykhailo Liuksikov

Mykhailo Liuksikov

Editor-in-Chief of Militarnyi
Author's publications
Macron to Update France’s Nuclear Doctrine with Focus on European Defense

Macron to Update France’s Nuclear Doctrine with Focus on European Defense

French President Emmanuel Macron will present his vision on Monday of how the country's nuclear arsenal can protect Europe. France24 reported th...
February 27, 2026
22:40
EDRONE’s Baton Interceptor Drones Complete Codification

EDRONE’s Baton Interceptor Drones Complete Codification

Ukrainian defense tech company EDRONE has officially completed the codification of its Baton interceptor UAVs. Viktor Yevpak, the company’s CEO,...
February 25, 2026
12:58
US Fighter Jets Intercept Russian Military Aircraft Near Alaska Coast

US Fighter Jets Intercept Russian Military Aircraft Near Alaska Coast

On the night of February 19–20 (local time), U.S. fighter jets were scrambled to intercept Russian military aircraft detected flying near the coast...
February 20, 2026
15:48
US Opposes Participation of Ukraine, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, and Japan at Upcoming NATO Summit

US Opposes Participation of Ukraine, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, and Japan at Upcoming NATO Summit

The United States is urging NATO member states not to invite representatives from Ukraine, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, and Japan to the Al...
February 20, 2026
14:48
FPV Drone with 120mm Mine from Ukrainian Armor to be Equipped with Domestic Engine

FPV Drone with 120mm Mine from Ukrainian Armor to be Equipped with Domestic Engine

The delta-shaped FPV drone with a 120 mm mine from Ukrainian Armor will be equipped with a domestic internal combustion engine. This was reporte...
February 17, 2026
20:04
Germany and France Interested in Polish Piorun MANPADS, Some of Which May Be Supplied to Ukraine

Germany and France Interested in Polish Piorun MANPADS, Some of Which May Be Supplied to Ukraine

Germany and France intend to purchase Polish Piorun man-portable air defense systems as part of the SAFE program. According to Defence24, Deputy...
February 16, 2026
18:47
SSU Detained Perpetrators of February 11 Terrorist Attack in Kyiv

SSU Detained Perpetrators of February 11 Terrorist Attack in Kyiv

The SSU apprehended Russian agents who blew up a car in Kyiv on February 11 this year. The Security Service of Ukraine reported this on its soci...
February 16, 2026
18:18
NAUDI Show Video of Components of Shershen Air Defense System

NAUDI Show Video of Components of Shershen Air Defense System

The components of Ukraine’s domestically developed Shershen surface-to-air missile system (SAM) have already been completed and tested with five di...
February 13, 2026
13:53
Shershen SAM System: Ukraine Develops Multi-Caliber Air Defense Project

Shershen SAM System: Ukraine Develops Multi-Caliber Air Defense Project

The Ukrainian Shershen multi-caliber surface-to-air missile system was presented at the World Defense Show 2026, an exhibition taking place in Riya...
February 12, 2026
15:16
USA To Transfer Control of NATO’s Main Command Posts to European Officers

USA To Transfer Control of NATO’s Main Command Posts to European Officers

NATO allies have agreed on a new division of responsibilities within the command structure, with European countries taking on a greater leadership ...
February 10, 2026
19:55
Drone Dominance Program: Pentagon Invites Ukrainian Companies to New Program

Drone Dominance Program: Pentagon Invites Ukrainian Companies to New Program

The Pentagon has invited Ukrainian companies to participate in the first phase of the Drone Dominance Program. A list of 25 selected suppliers w...
February 4, 2026
11:18
T-155 Panter: All Ordered Self-Propelled Howitzers To Be Delivered to Turkey in 2026

T-155 Panter: All Ordered Self-Propelled Howitzers To Be Delivered to Turkey in 2026

During 2026, Turkey is to receive all 40 ordered 155-mm T-155 Panter self-propelled artillery units. This was reported by SavunmaSanayiST.com. ...
February 3, 2026
20:57
Defense Ministry Adviser: SpaceX Implements “Emergency” Countermeasures Against Russian Starlink Terminals

Defense Ministry Adviser: SpaceX Implements “Emergency” Countermeasures Against Russian Starlink Terminals

The American company SpaceX has restricted the use of Starlink satellite internet on vehicles in Ukraine. Yesterday, members of the Narodnyi Sta...
February 1, 2026
11:15
360 mm Ground Clearance: Vyriy Prepares Dzhankoi UGV with 500 kg Load Capacity Following UAV

360 mm Ground Clearance: Vyriy Prepares Dzhankoi UGV with 500 kg Load Capacity Following UAV

Following the presentation at Defense Tech Valley 2025, Ukrainian defense company Vyriy continues to develop its Dzhankoi ground drone. In today...
January 31, 2026
15:47
Poland Orders SAN Anti-Drone System Based on Anti-Aircraft Artillery, APKWS, and UAV Interceptors

Poland Orders SAN Anti-Drone System Based on Anti-Aircraft Artillery, APKWS, and UAV Interceptors

The Polish Armament Agency has signed a contract with the national consortium PGZ and the Norwegian company Kongsberg for the SAN anti-drone system...
January 31, 2026
14:45
SpaceX Develops New Space Situational Awareness System Called Stargaze

SpaceX Develops New Space Situational Awareness System Called Stargaze

The American company SpaceX has developed a new space situational awareness system called Stargaze. It announced this in an official press relea...
January 31, 2026
10:43
Syrian Government Announces Agreement with Syrian Democratic Forces

Syrian Government Announces Agreement with Syrian Democratic Forces

The Syrian government has announced that it has reached an agreement with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on the further integration of their in...
January 20, 2026
21:42
Ukraine Develops Salyut Interceptor Drone Already Downing Shahed UAVs

Ukraine Develops Salyut Interceptor Drone Already Downing Shahed UAVs

A team of Ukrainian engineers has developed a new domestically produced Salyut interceptor drone. The developers shared this with Militarnyi. ...
January 7, 2026
16:21
Developers Update Backfire Strike Drone, Nearly Tripling Its Payload

Developers Update Backfire Strike Drone, Nearly Tripling Its Payload

Developers have updated the Backfire strike drone, nearly tripling its payload. A representative from the company Evil Birds shared this informa...
January 5, 2026
15:26
Russian 9K333 Verba MANPADS Mounted on Shahed Drone Shot Down by Darknode Battalion Soldiers

Russian 9K333 Verba MANPADS Mounted on Shahed Drone Shot Down by Darknode Battalion Soldiers

A man-portable air-defense missile system, which the Russians mounted on a Shahed drone, was shot down by soldiers from the Darknode Battalion of t...
January 5, 2026
11:59
Unknown UAV Crashes in Afghanistan, Likely MQ-9 Reaper

Unknown UAV Crashes in Afghanistan, Likely MQ-9 Reaper

An unidentified strategic unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has crashed in Afghanistan’s Wardak province. According to Afghanistan International, th...
January 2, 2026
12:44
Belarus and Russia are Working on a Nuclear Warhead for the Polonez MRL

Belarus and Russia are Working on a Nuclear Warhead for the Polonez MRL

The Belarusian Polonez operational-tactical missile system may be equipped with a nuclear warhead, which Russian specialists are currently working ...
January 1, 2026
22:52
Ptashka Drones Achieves 50 km Range with Successful Fiber Optic Drone Use

Ptashka Drones Achieves 50 km Range with Successful Fiber Optic Drone Use

The Ukrainian company Ptashka Drones has released footage showing a series of successful strikes carried out by FPV drones using a fiber-optic cont...
December 30, 2025
10:49
Russia Expands Kaliningrad-Based 336th Guards Naval Infantry Brigade into a Division

Russia Expands Kaliningrad-Based 336th Guards Naval Infantry Brigade into a Division

Russia has expanded the 336th Guards Naval Infantry Brigade, based in Baltiysk, Kaliningrad region, between Poland and Lithuania, into a division. ...
December 26, 2025
11:40
U.S. Targets ISIS in Nigeria with Tomahawk Missiles

U.S. Targets ISIS in Nigeria with Tomahawk Missiles

The United States launched a Tomahawk cruise missile strike against ISIS in northwestern Nigeria. The U.S. Department of War reported this on it...
December 26, 2025
10:49
RUSI Analysis Identifies Vulnerabilities in Sukhoi Aircraft Production

RUSI Analysis Identifies Vulnerabilities in Sukhoi Aircraft Production

An RUSI analysis dated November 1, 2025, titled Vulnerabilities in Sukhoi Production: Clipping Russia’s Wings, examined the state of Russia’s aircr...
December 24, 2025
13:12
SSU Strikes IL-38N Naval Aircraft Before Kilo-Class Submarine Attack in Novorossiysk

SSU Strikes IL-38N Naval Aircraft Before Kilo-Class Submarine Attack in Novorossiysk

The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) downed an IL-38N naval anti-submarine aircraft before bombing the Kilo-class submarine in Russia's Novorossiy...
December 23, 2025
22:10
Special Operations Forces Strike at Russian Coast Guard Rubin-Class Patrol Boat

Special Operations Forces Strike at Russian Coast Guard Rubin-Class Patrol Boat

The Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have hit a Russian Coast Guard Rubin-class patrol boat with an attack drone. They p...
December 19, 2025
22:16
Germany Now Protected by Its First Arrow 3 Air-Defense Systems

Germany Now Protected by Its First Arrow 3 Air-Defense Systems

On December 3, 2025, the first battery of Arrow 3 air defense systems purchased from Israel was officially placed on duty at the Schönewalde/Holzdo...
December 4, 2025
12:52
Newly Formed Polish Brigade Receives Rosomak APCs

Newly Formed Polish Brigade Receives Rosomak APCs

The newly formed Polish 16th Motorized Brigade (16 Nidzicka Brygada Zmotoryzowana im. gen. dyw. Zygmunta Bohusz-Szyszko) has received domestic Roso...
November 8, 2025
15:50
Drone startup Stark clarifies reports on UK and German army trials

Drone startup Stark clarifies reports on UK and German army trials

Berlin-based defence startup Stark has commented on reports by Financial Times about unsuccessful trials of its Virtus loitering munition during jo...
November 6, 2025
13:30
Former Head of Poland’s National Security Bureau Does Not Rule Out Russian Provocation in the Suwałki Gap

Former Head of Poland’s National Security Bureau Does Not Rule Out Russian Provocation in the Suwałki Gap

Jacek Siewiera, former head of Poland's National Security Bureau, does not rule out hybrid provocations by Russia in the Suwałki Gap. He stated ...
October 21, 2025
14:09
Ukraine Forming New Artillery Brigades for Corps

Ukraine Forming New Artillery Brigades for Corps

As part of the transition to the corps structure of the Ukrainian Defense Forces, a “corps” set of military units is being created in each of these...
October 18, 2025
15:25
WB Group VP: NATO Spent Billions on Systems Ignoring Russia’s Electronic Warfare Development

WB Group VP: NATO Spent Billions on Systems Ignoring Russia’s Electronic Warfare Development

NATO spent billions of dollars on systems that neglected the fact of the development of electronic warfare (EW) in Russia. WB Group Vice Preside...
October 17, 2025
15:45
Aviation Coalition Urges Sweden to Delay Transferring Gripen Jets to Ukraine

Aviation Coalition Urges Sweden to Delay Transferring Gripen Jets to Ukraine

The aviation coalition of partner countries has advised Sweden to hold off on sending multi-role Gripen fighter jets to Ukraine for now. Pål Jon...
October 15, 2025
13:00
Jäger Interceptor Drone by Quantum Systems Developed in Six Months

Jäger Interceptor Drone by Quantum Systems Developed in Six Months

Quantum Systems developed the Jäger interceptor drone, featuring both rocket and electric engines, in just six months. The company shared this i...
October 14, 2025
12:17
Ukrainian Accused of Nord Stream Explosion Has Detention Extended by 40 Days

Ukrainian Accused of Nord Stream Explosion Has Detention Extended by 40 Days

Volodymyr Z., the Ukrainian accused of blowing up the Nord Stream gas pipeline, has had his detention extended for 40 days by the District Court in...
October 7, 2025
13:18
Lawyer: Accused in Nord Stream Bombing was in Poland the Entire Time After Warrant Was Issued

Lawyer: Accused in Nord Stream Bombing was in Poland the Entire Time After Warrant Was Issued

A Ukrainian citizen accused of blowing up the Nord Stream underwater gas pipeline was arrested more than a year after the warrant was issued. Ge...
October 3, 2025
18:09
Norwegian Conscripts Got Lost Near the Border With Russia. They Have Already Been Found

Norwegian Conscripts Got Lost Near the Border With Russia. They Have Already Been Found

Norwegian conscripts got lost during a training exercise near the border with Russia. They were found in a day. The incident was reported by the...
October 3, 2025
13:03
Downing of Russian Mi-8 by Predators of the Heights: Details from the Unit and the Pilot

Downing of Russian Mi-8 by Predators of the Heights: Details from the Unit and the Pilot

Today, on September 29, 2025, for the second time in history, Ukrainian FPV drone pilots managed to shoot down a Russian helicopter, this time a mu...
September 29, 2025
21:59
The Su-34 Shot Down Today Crashed Near Occupied Vasylivka

The Su-34 Shot Down Today Crashed Near Occupied Vasylivka

The analysis of the Hnyla Vyshnia (Rotten Cherry - ed.) monitoring channel for the Zaporizhzhia region reported that the Russian frontline bomber S...
September 25, 2025
17:40
Fifth of Russian Drones Shot Down Today by Interceptor Drones

Fifth of Russian Drones Shot Down Today by Interceptor Drones

A fifth of the Russian strike drones and decoy drones shot down today were intercepted by interceptor drones. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zel...
September 8, 2025
11:56
Polish Police Officers Capture Sinaloa Cartel Members in Black Hawk Helicopter Operation

Polish Police Officers Capture Sinaloa Cartel Members in Black Hawk Helicopter Operation

In Poland, officers from the Central Investigation Bureau of Police (CBŚP), supported by special forces from BOA, successfully apprehended members ...
September 7, 2025
12:51
Russia Launches Largest Drone Attack on Ukraine: 805 UAVs Strike, Government Building Damaged

Russia Launches Largest Drone Attack on Ukraine: 805 UAVs Strike, Government Building Damaged

On the night of September 6th to 7th, Russia launched 805 Shahed strike drones and various types of decoy drones against Ukraine. The General St...
September 7, 2025
12:06
Pentagon Funded Hundreds of Studies in China in Recent Years

Pentagon Funded Hundreds of Studies in China in Recent Years

Over a recent two-year period, the Pentagon funded hundreds of projects done in collaboration with universities in China and institutes linked to t...
September 7, 2025
11:04
Drones Attack Oil Refinery in Bryansk Region and Krasnodar Krai Overnight

Drones Attack Oil Refinery in Bryansk Region and Krasnodar Krai Overnight

Last night, drones targeted two oil refineries in the Bryansk region and Krasnodar Krai. Robert “Madyar” Brovdi, Commander of the Unmanned Syste...
September 7, 2025
10:50
“Gerbera” drone crashed in Poland, 50 km from the border. Officials deny it had military features

“Gerbera” drone crashed in Poland, 50 km from the border. Officials deny it had military features

In Poland, in a field near the village of Majdan-Sełce in Lublin Voivodeship, about 50 km from the border with Ukraine, a "Gerbera" decoy drone cra...
September 6, 2025
23:45