May 9, 2022 Austin Consults Ukraine's Defense Minister to Ensure Needed Assistance Is Flowing Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke by phone with Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov to discuss Ukraine's evolving battlefield needs, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said.
May 6, 2022 Intensity of Conflict Creates Unprecedented Need for Weapons, Munitions The intensity of conflict in the 21st century and the need for weapons and munitions has been a learning experience for American defense officials working to supply Ukraine for its fight against Russia.
April 29, 2022 U.S. Troops Train Ukrainians in Germany U.S. service members in Germany have begun training Ukrainian soldiers on key systems being used to defend Ukraine against the Russian invasion, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said.
April 27, 2022 Equipment Sent to Ukraine Having an Effect on Battlefields The United States and partner nations will continue to get the equipment and supplies the Ukrainians need to the country, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said.
April 25, 2022 Blinken, Austin Meet Ukraine's President in Kyiv Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III met with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, where they discussed security assistance Ukraine would need to further beat back the Russian invaders.
April 18, 2022 Russian 'Shaping' Operations in Donbas Point to More Aggressive Plans in Future The Defense Department believes the Russians are conducting "shaping operations" — setting the conditions for more aggressive, more overt and larger ground maneuvers in the Donbas, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said.
April 18, 2022 Defense Official: Russia Adds 11 Battalion Tactical Groups in Ukraine There are now 76 Russian battalion tactical groups in the Donbas region of Ukraine and in the country's southeast. About 11 of those were added over the last several days, a senior Defense Department official said.
April 14, 2022 DOD: Security Assistance Support to Ukraine Not Affecting U.S. Readiness Much of what has been sent in security assistance to Ukraine has come straight out of U.S. military stockpiles and Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said that has not affected U.S. military readiness.
April 10, 2022 Austin Thanks Ukrainian Force Trained in U.S. Returning to Ukraine The secretary of defense thanked the troops for their service and for their courage, noting the skill with which the Ukrainian armed forces are fighting to defend their nation from Russia's unprovoked invasion, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said.
April 8, 2022 Defense Official Says Conflict in Ukraine's Donbas Region Could Be 'Knife Fight' The fight for eastern Ukraine will be a "knife fight," as both sides are familiar with the terrain, population centers and access routes, a senior defense official said.