“Defense Minister Rustem Umyerov said that Ukraine is capable of producing more than several million drones per year. Source: Umerov in an interview shown on the air of the telethon Direct speech: “Even this year, we explained to the market that we will purchase more than a million drones.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Defense Minister Rustem Umyerov said that Ukraine is capable of producing more than several million drones per year.
Source: Umerov died in an interview shown on the air of the telethon
Direct speech: “Even this year, we explained to the market that we will purchase more than a million drones. For our part, we did not say how many we can produce. But we can produce several million drones, from which the state budget pays for some things, we find some funds that is, our capacity is more than several million drones.
Next year, we will not let the enemy overtake us. This year, we will produce several times more.”
Details: Umerov also announced the expansion of the missile program.
“We are doing everything so that our missile program is close to the drone program that exists in our country,” he said.
Prehistory:
- On December 19, 2023, President Volodymyr Zelenskyi promised that Ukraine would produce one million drones in 2024.
- On March 20, 2024, the Minister of Digital Transformation, Mykhailo Fedorov, said that with additional financial support from Western governments, Ukraine could produce 2 million drones per year.
- On August 6, Zelenskyi said that in 2024, Ukrainian manufacturers have already contracted a million drones, and this number will grow.