President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting of the Staff of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief focused on expanding production of advanced Ukrainian weapons and increasing the supply of air defenses.
“An important achievement of our state and our weapons manufacturers is that Ukraine has reached the capability to produce such a volume of technologically advanced weapons that, in the long term, it can surpass Russia’s capabilities,” the Head of State emphasized.
The meeting, which also included weapons manufacturers, focused on key government decisions and the financing needed to expand all types of Ukraine’s capabilities, ensure deeper forms of pressure on Russia, and weaken its capacity on the battlefield.
“This concerns primarily Ukrainian drones of all types, unmanned ground systems, our missile program, electronic warfare systems, and military equipment. This discussion today, held with the participation of weapons manufacturers, was a continuation – at the highest level of military decision-making – of consultations that have been taking place over the past few weeks at the National Security and Defense Council, in Parliament, and at the Ministry of Defense,” Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
The President instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defense to focus on working with partners to secure additional funding for weapons production.
“I expect concrete results – agreements with partners. Investment in Ukrainian production is an investment in forcing Russia towards peace, and our partners must see this as our shared achievement,” the Head of State stressed.
According to Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the implementation of Ukraine’s long-range and medium-range sanctions plan has shown that limiting Russia’s ability to wage war depends directly on spreading among the Russian population the sense that the war is directly affecting everyday life. The President noted that Ukraine would continue its policy of increasing the cost of occupation for the occupiers and restricting Russia’s ability to finance the war.
The Head of State thanked all Ukrainian specialists working to advance the country’s missile program, including the development of effective Ukrainian ballistic and anti-ballistic systems.
“Today, we effectively reviewed capabilities and defined steps that will accelerate production, testing, and deployment,” Volodymyr Zelenskyy added.
The meeting also addressed the volumes and delivery timelines for the air defense systems Ukraine needs on a daily basis. The President stressed that securing additional air defenses would be the top priority in diplomatic efforts, including all meetings and negotiations, over the coming days.