“President Volodymyr Zelenskyi met with Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal and Head of the Main Intelligence Directorate Kyryll Budanov and said that it is time to change Ukraine’s defense plan.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
President Volodymyr Zelenskyi and Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal. Photo from Facebook of the head of state Source: the president in social networks
Zelensky’s direct speech: “The report of the Minister of Defense… Several key elements. It is time to change the basic documents regarding the defense of Ukraine, in particular the defense plan of our state. The course of hostilities has demonstrated what should become the updated priorities.”
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Details: According to the head of state, they agreed that Shmyhal will prepare detailed proposals for changes and present them to the Cabinet of Ministers for approval.
He added that the Minister of Defense also reported on business trips to Mykolaiv and Kherson regions and on protection measures.
“It is important that the government and the Ministry of Defense fully provide the necessary funding for the purchase, in particular, of drones for combat brigades, and yesterday they financed the next monthly tranche of subventions for combat brigades in the amount of UAH 4.3 billion. Also, UAH 8 billion were additionally allocated to finance the Drone Line,” Zelenskyi said.
He also added that on November 29, he had a meeting with the head of the GUR Kyril Budanov.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyi and head of the State Government Kyrylo Budanov. Photo from Facebook of the head of state“Kyril reported on the security situation, on the political situation around Ukraine and on the current prospects. We identified some points that are important in the negotiation process,” the president concluded.