Poroshenko calls to support the Armed Forces
Source: Petro Poroshenko’s speech in the Verkhovna Rada
During his parliament speech, the former president of Ukraine and leader of the ‘European Solidarity’ party Petro Poroshenko spoke about the army needs.
He said that he had just returned from the front and emphasized that the military are critically short of ammunition and anti-aircraft systems.
‘We must do everything possible to speed up the delivery of assistance from our partners. And the state should establish serial production within the country. However, there are things that both the parliament and the executive can do right now,’ Petro Poroshenko stated.
He stressed that it is necessary to provide the military with FPV drones and added that the day before, he had handed over hundreds of drones to the frontline units.
The former president also urged to strengthen the electronic warfare capabilities of the army and to build fortifications and minefields in the frontline regions.
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