Zelenskyy wants at least half of Ukrainian forces' weapons to be Ukrainian-made

Oleksandr Shumilin - 21 October, 17:10

Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Rustem Umierov. Photo: Ukraine’s President’s Office

By the end of 2025, the Ukrainian forces should be equipped with at least 50% Ukrainian weapons.

Source: Volodymyr Zelenskyy on X (Twitter)

Details: This provision was discussed during a meeting between Zelenskyy and the secretary of the National Security and Defence Council (NSDC), Rustem Umierov. According to Zelenskyy, this is one of the government's priorities.

Quote: "Third point – we discussed the agenda for upcoming [Supreme Commander-in-Chief] Staff meetings. We are also working in detail on the needs of our defence industry to ensure they are met as fully as possible – in particular, the NSDC apparatus will undergo transformation. The share of frontline supplies [of] Ukrainian-made weapons must reach at least 50 per cent by the end of this year. This must be achieved."

Details: The meeting also discussed the preparation of new defence agreements that will strengthen Ukrainian combat aviation and upcoming meetings with leaders of the European community and the Coalition of the Willing.

Background:

Earlier, Zelenskyy stated that Ukraine was ready to sell domestically produced drones to the United States. Taking into account bilateral partnership programmes, Ukraine is ready to provide them if it receives American missiles.
Zelenskyy also said that during his visit to Washington, he discussed the possibility of signing a contract to supply Ukraine with 25 Patriot systems, which it would receive over several years.

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