Denmark and a few others have started buying directly from Ukraine’s arms sector. Scaling this with long-term contracts and joint ventures could address Ukraine’s shortage of air-defence missiles. 6X
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Ukraine’s $35bn arms production capacity unused due to budget limits
Ukraine’s defence industry has unused capacity to produce up to $35bn of arms in 2025. Budget constraints – not factory limitations – are the main bottleneck to scaling production. 4/
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Ukrainian companies produce over 1 million drones monthly to destroy Russian targets
Ukrainian companies now produce over 1 million drones monthly, including FPV, reconnaissance, and long-range strike models. These drones are used daily to destroy Russian tanks, command posts, and logistics hubs. 2/
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Ukraine reports 7-10 Russian casualties per loss; Pokrovsk not taken
Ukrainian officials estimate a kill ratio of 7–10 Russian soldiers for every Ukrainian lost. Despite being outnumbered, Russia has failed to capture Pokrovsk (pre-war pop. 60,000) after nine months of assaults. 3/
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Ukraine’s defense output projected to hit $15bn in 2025
The Economist: Ukraine’s defence output is projected to hit $15bn in 2025, up from $1bn in 2022. Most of the weapons used at the front – artillery, drones, missiles – are now made inside Ukraine, reducing reliance on U.S. or EU. 1/
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Kherson resident injured in attack, hospitalized with leg fractures
A 44-year-old resident of Kherson was injured in the attack around 10:30 AM. The man sustained a mine-blast injury, a fractured right leg and a fragmentary injury to his left leg. Police officers took him to the hospital.
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Wounded by April 2025 mine blasts
Additionally, a 68-year-old woman and a 63-year-old man were diagnosed with mine-blast injuries and shrapnel wounds to their limbs.
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Russian drone strikes on Kherson caused injuries
On April 11, Russian troops attacked the Dniprovskyi district of Kherson several times with drones, wounding civilians, as reported by the head of the Kherson City Military Administration Roman Mrochko.
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Hegseth attends Ramstein meeting online due to schedule
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth joined the Ukraine Defense Contact Group (Ramstein format) meeting online not due to priority issues, but because of his own schedule, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said during a conference in Brussels.
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Chervona Kalyna brigade soldier continues service despite injuries
Піхотинець бригади «Червона Калина» Кімба, попри два важких поранення, продовжує боротися на фронті. Він залишив тилову службу, став командиром відділення і тепер ділиться досвідом з побратимами.
— НГУ (@ng_ukraine) 11 avril 2025
"Рано чи пізно ворог закінчиться, – каже Кімба". pic.twitter.com/vLkKTYP5YbПіхотинець бригади «Червона Калина» Кімба, попри два важких поранення, продовжує боротися на фронті. Він залишив тилову службу, став командиром відділення і тепер ділиться досвідом з побратимами. "Рано чи пізно ворог закінчиться, – каже Кімба".