At today's meeting, the government supported the proposal of the Ministry of Defense to reallocate the remaining funds of the Ministry of Strategic Industries to strengthen the financing of the "Army of Drones Bonus" project. This was announced by Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal, UNN reports.
The Ministry of Defense will receive more than UAH 2 billion additionally to finance the "Army of Drones Bonus" project.
Details
According to the minister, thanks to this initiative, military units can accumulate points for hitting enemy targets, and then order Ukrainian-made UAVs and EW equipment on the Brave1 Market platform and receive them through the DOT-Chain Defence digital system.
Additionally
As reported by Taras Melnychuk, the representative of the Cabinet of Ministers in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, the government directed the remaining funds, amounting to UAH 2 billion 500 million 28.309 thousand as of January 1, 2025, to the Ministry of Defense for measures to reform and develop the defense-industrial complex, develop, master, and implement new technologies, increase existing production capacities for the manufacture of defense products, and procure weapons, military (special) equipment, means, and equipment.
Recall
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the decision to create modern separate assault forces. According to the President, "everything is being prepared" now, and "everything will be working in about a week or ten days."