The Ukrainian Armed Forces have significantly increased their military capabilities since the start of 2015, said Viktoria Kushnir, the press secretary for the Ministry of Defense, according to Ukrainian Independent Information Agency (UNIAN).
In addition, the Ukrainian Army keeps receiving new military hardware, ammunition and equipment, Kushnir said.
"Since the beginning of 2015, Ukraine's Ministry of Defense has signed 71 military contracts and additional agreements to supply arms and military hardware for the Ukrainian Army… the Armed Forces of Ukraine received 1,207 units of military hardware and over 266,000 missiles," the secretary of the Defense Ministry said, as cited by UNIAN.
All of this is happening amidst the ongoing war in Donbass. Since last month, the fighting in eastern Ukraine resumed with vengeance, both Kiev and pro-independence supporters blaming each other for violation of the Minsk peace agreements.