Ukraine to produce 1.5 million drones by year-end – PM Denys Shmyhal
Source: Denys Shmyhal
Ukrainian prime minister Denys Shmyhal revealed on Tuesday that the country will produce 1.5 million drones by the end of this year.
The campaing will be replete with a project that will introduce certified drone operator schools across the country. rone operators that. Shmyhal said,
“We are setting clear standards for these schools and unifying the training process. Trained drone operators will find it easier to obtain the relevant military specialty”.
According to the prime mininster, Ukraine is partnering with international allies to establish joint production ventures and secure funding for the purchase of Ukrainian-made weapons.
“In 2023, weapons production in Ukraine tripled. Every second piece of ammunition in the combat zone is Ukrainian-made,” Shmyhal stressed.
Looking ahead, the government has earmarked at least 2.2 trillion hryvnias (26% of GDP) for the defense and security sectors in next year’s budget.
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The 157th Separate Mechanized Brigade has received another batch of supplies as part of Rinat Akhmetov’s Steel Front military initiative. This time, the military received seven quad bikes and four mobile shower and bath units.
In my previous column, I wrote about social innovations in Ukraine. Those innovations are part of civic resilience and the democratization of security, which Europe is paying close attention to right now. The EU is trying to work out how to spread responsibility for its own security across society as a whole, rather than leaving it to institutions alone. It is looking for concrete ways to bring ordinary people into the work of defense and resistance.
Petro Poroshenko’s lawyers have appealed to the High Anti-Corruption Court demanding that NABU be obligated to register proceedings regarding the fact of exerting influence on the court and to recognize Petro Poroshenko as a victim in the case of the Deputy Head of the Office of the President, Iryna Mudra, due to her pressure on Supreme Court judges who were considering a lawsuit to overturn sanctions.
Internationally recognized brands and financial institutions should direct capital to Ukraine now, not waiting for the hostilities to end. This was emphasized by Rinat Akhmetov, president of FC Shakhtar, during a working visit to UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, where he met with UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin.