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- 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.
You need at least two drones for every Russian. You have to account for misses, malfunctions, EW, interceptions etc.
Sometimes you hit more than one
Or set off secondary explosions
It’ll start out as 1:1, then hopefully over time the ratio should improve asymptotically.
When we reach the upper bound I’ll buy everyone a coke.