Over 40% of weapons at the front are produced in Ukraine or co-produced with it - Zelenskyy
Kyiv • UNN
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that over 40% of weapons at the front are produced in Ukraine or jointly with it, with plans to increase this figure to 50% by the end of the year. The potential of the Ukrainian defense industry has significantly increased, and the production of drones and missiles next year will amount to 35 billion dollars.
More than 40% of the weapons used at the front are weapons produced in Ukraine or produced with Ukraine. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the International Defense Industries Forum, reports UNN.
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Since the beginning of the full-scale war, the potential of the Ukrainian defense industry has increased tenfold. Our potential in the production of drones and missiles alone will be $35 billion next year. Already at the front, more than 40% of the weapons used are weapons produced in Ukraine or produced with Ukraine. And there will only be more of our weapons. The task for manufacturers, for the government of Ukraine, for all involved institutions is that no less than 50% of the weapons at the front by the end of the year should be our Ukrainian weapons. And this task must be implemented
He also noted that Ukraine needs funding for the full potential to truly work.
And we are working with all partners who can help ensure this
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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting of the technological Staff of the Commander-in-Chief, during which the volumes of production were discussed. The President emphasized that Ukraine plans contracts and production in such a way that our arsenals are sufficiently filled.