{"id":220610,"date":"2025-06-28T06:18:15","date_gmt":"2025-06-28T06:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/220610\/"},"modified":"2025-06-28T06:18:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-28T06:18:15","slug":"ukrainian-weapons-account-for-more-than-40-of-arms-used-in-defense-against-russia-zelensky-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/220610\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian weapons account for more than 40% of arms used in defense against Russia, Zelensky says"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ukraine provides over 40% of the weapons used to defend the nation’s independence against Russia’s full-scale invasion, President Volodymyr Zelensky said at the State and Business Forum in Kyiv on June 27. <\/p>\n

As Ukraine scales up domestic defense production<\/a>, Zelensky has been lobbying foreign partners to provide funding to help match its manufacturing capacity. <\/p>\n

The government and Ukrainian businesses now provide more than 40% of the weapons the country uses in its fight against Russia, Zelensky said<\/a>. Business-driven innovations in technology have helped Ukraine on the battlefield, particularly in drone development<\/a>. <\/p>\n

“Thanks to Ukrainian entrepreneurship and all the conditions we have created as a state, a new sector of our domestic manufacturing has emerged and immediately become one of the world\u2019s most advanced \u2014 the production of drones of various types,” Zelensky said. <\/p>\n

“Hundreds of companies are now involved in weapons production in one way or another.” <\/p>\n

Zelensky’s comments come a day after Defense Minister Rustem Umerov reported that Ukrainian companies have increased their industrial capacity in order to produce four million drones<\/a> a year. <\/p>\n

At the NATO summit in The Hague on June 24, Zelensky said Ukraine could potentially produce as many as eight million drones<\/a> per year, but lacks the financial backing to achieve its full capacity. During the summit, Ukraine signed agreements on joint weapons production with the U.K. <\/a>and Denmark<\/a> in an effort to bridge the gap between Kyiv’s capacity and current funds. <\/p>\n

Ukraine has rapidly developed its drone capabilities<\/a> since 2022, evolving from modifying commercial aircraft to producing military UAVs, attack drones, and reconnaissance systems at scale.<\/p>\n

Operation Spiderweb<\/a>, a mass attack on four key military airfields in Russia, was carried out entirely with Ukrainian drones<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Ukraine war latest: Ukrainian drones reportedly strike 4 fighter jets in Russia<\/p>\n

Key developments on June 27: * Ukraine war latest: Ukrainian drones reportedly strike 4 fighter jets in Russia * North Korea deployed 20% of Kim\u2019s elite \u2018personal reserve\u2019 to fight against Ukraine in Russia, Umerov says * Pro-Palestinian activists reportedly destroy military equipment intended for Ukraine * Zelensky signs decree to synchronize Russia sanctions<\/p>\n

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