This year, more than 22 billion Ukraine hryvnia will be spent on arming the Ukrainian army. In particular, they will buy Bayraktar strike drones and Neptune missile systems
This year, the Ukrainian military will receive about 30,000 weapons. 22.5 billion will be spent on this, Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Mironyuk told about this, according to ArmyInform .
According to him, 59% of the money from the state defense order (UAH 22.5 billion) this year will be spent on the purchase of weapons and military equipment. Among them are Bayraktar drones, Neptune missile systems, and BTR-4 armored personnel carriers.
In addition, it is planned to purchase missile, anti-tank and high-precision weapons.
"The contract for the construction of a Ukrainian-Turkish corvette is also underway," said Mironyuk.
According to him, it is planned to spend more than 5% on development work, and 27% on modernization and repair of weapons. For measures aimed at survivability of bases and arsenals, construction of special-purpose facilities for storing ammunition - 9%.
Note that last year, Ukroboronprom, within the framework of the state defense order, provided the Armed Forces of Ukraine with 4039 new , modernized and repaired units of weapons and military equipment.
Военные получат 30 тысяч единиц вооружения
В этом году на вооружение украинской армии потратят более 22 миллиардов гривен. В частности, закупят ударные дроны Bayraktar и ракетные комплексы Нептун
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