• Ukrainian arms production has expanded rapidly during war
  • PM says domestic production tripled last year
  • Says 65% more funds set aside for arms purchases in 2025

KYIV, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Ukraine can produce four million drones annually and is quickly ramping up its production of other weapons, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in comments authorised for publication on Wednesday.

Speaking on Tuesday to executives from dozens of foreign arms manufacturers in Kyiv, Zelenskiy said Ukraine had already contracted to produce 1.5 million drones this year.

Drone production was virtually non-existent in Ukraine before Russia’s invasion in February 2022.

  • @carl_dungeonEnglish
    9•7 hours ago

    I hope every million dollars worth of drones obliterates a billion dollars of Russia. And some orcs too.

    • @[email protected]English
      12•7 hours ago

      I bet it can. These drones are a new war-of-volumes.
      Even if you only have a 1 in 10, hell even a 1 in 20 connection rate of launched drone to hitting designated target. If each drone costs $300 to build and arm using commodity parts, but one hit can take out a high value T90M worth $4.5mil, that battlefield ROI is insanely high.