Defense Minister Denis Shmigal has welcomed the new pact with Norway<\/p>\n
Ukraine and Norway have agreed to jointly produce military drones, Ukrainian Defense Minister Denis Shmigal announced on Monday, hailing the deal as a win for his country.
\nRussian forces have increasingly targeted Ukrainian military production facilities in response to attacks inside Russia. Kiev\u2019s forces have also been suffering setbacks on the battlefield, where Russian troops have made major advances in recent weeks thanks in part to drone superiority.
\n\u201cUkraine and Norway will jointly produce Ukrainian drones. I signed the corresponding document with Norway\u2019s Minister of Defense @toreosa [Tore O. Sandvik],\u201d Shmigal wrote on X.
\nThe Ukrainian official announced that a pilot production line would be quickly launched in 2026 while they simultaneously work \u201cto further expand capacity.\u201d He did not specify whether the facility would be located in Ukraine or Norway.
\nMoscow has consistently denounced Western military assistance to Ukraine, warning it only prolongs the conflict without altering its outcome. At the same time, it said Russia’s military production is now bigger than any country\u2019s in the world.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe are supplying aircraft, tanks, infantry vehicles, howitzers, electronic warfare systems, drones and much more in enormous quantities,\u201d Sergey Chemezov, the head of state-owned defense conglomerate Rostec, told TASS last week. \u201cNo country in the world today produces as many shells and aerial bombs.\u201d
\nRussian President Vladimir Putin said in October that Ukraine is merely a \u201ccard\u201d in a broader geopolitical game for Western countries, a pretext to pursue their own goals and profit from the war.
\nShmigal served as Ukraine\u2019s prime minister before replacing Rustem Umerov as defense minister amid a sweeping government reshuffle in July.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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