Ukraine imported nearly 128 thousand civilian drones in three months of 2025, 98% - from China
Kyiv • UNN
In the first quarter of 2025, Ukraine imported 127.8 thousand civilian drones worth $371.3 million. This is 39% more than in 2024, with 98% of the drones coming from China.
For the first quarter of 2025, 127.8 thousand civilian drones were imported to Ukraine for a total amount of 371.3 million US dollars, which is 39% more than in the same period of 2024.
This is reported by the State Customs Service of Ukraine in Telegram, writes UNN.
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In the first three months of 2025, Ukraine imported 127.8 thousand civilian unmanned aerial vehicles, with a total value of 371.3 million US dollars. In terms of value, this is 103 million dollars (or 39%) more than in the same period of 2024
In addition, it is reported that customs payment benefits were applied to 98% of all imported drones.
China remains the main supplier of civilian UAVs to Ukraine: in January–March 2025, 125.7 thousand drones were imported from this country, which accounts for 98% of the total import volume.
Recall
Earlier, The Washington Post reported that Ukraine is stepping up production of key weapons to fight Russia – artillery. In addition, Arsen Zhumadilov, director of the Ministry of Defense's defense procurement agency, emphasized that Ukraine has achieved "significant success" in producing NATO-caliber weapons after the Russian invasion in 2022.