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ukrainian prime minister: plans to produce more than 1 million drones by the end of this year

2024-09-11

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according to afp, as the ukrainian army is under-equipped and trying to resist the russian offensive, ukrainian prime minister shmyhal said on the 10th local time that ukraine has increased its weapons production this year, doubling it compared to 2023, and ukraine also plans to manufacture more than 1 million drones by the end of this year.

"in the first eight months of 2024, our weapons production doubled compared to 2023. we are making progress and drone production continues to grow," shmygal said, adding that ukraine plans to manufacture more than 1 million drones by the end of this year.

according to afp, ukraine relies heavily on the military support of its allies, but has also been developing its own military industry to reduce its dependence on aid. the report mentioned that ukrainian president zelensky said last month that the ukrainian army had also successfully tested a domestically produced ballistic missile.

at the same time, the report said that while developing its own military production, ukraine is still lobbying its allies to continue to provide it with assistance.

on the same day that the ukrainian prime minister made the above statement, the russian ministry of defense issued a statement on the 10th saying that the russian air defense system intercepted and destroyed 144 ukrainian drones in many places in russia, including bryansk oblast, moscow oblast, kursk oblast, tula oblast, etc. the night before.