Personal protective equipment for the military is mainly purchased from Ukrainian manufacturers - Defense Ministry

Personal protective equipment for the military is mainly purchased from Ukrainian manufacturers - Defense Ministry

Kyiv  •  UNN

November 24 2023, 11:30 AM • 12046 views

The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine purchases most of the personal protective equipment for its military personnel from domestic manufacturers and brings the technical requirements for them in line with NATO standards.

Almost the entire volume of of personal protective equipment for Ukrainian soldiers purchased by the Ministry of Defense - is made in Ukraine. This was stated by Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Yuriy Dzhyhyr during a telethon, UNN reports with reference to the press service of the of the Ministry of Defense.

Almost the entire volume of of personal protective equipment for military personnel is purchased and the need is met by Ukrainian manufacturers. The Ministry of Defense conducts these procurement centrally

- said the Deputy Minister.

Details

It is noted that the Defense Ministry has has developed technical requirements for helmets, uniforms and body armor  in line with NATO standards.

"We do not comment on quantitative indicators, because this information we do not comment on, because the enemy is hunting for this information," Dzhyhyr said.

Supplement

The Ukrainian defense budget for 2014 prioritizes budget for 2024 prioritizes missiles and ammunition, for which 175 billion hryvnias are allocated.

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