Arming the Defence Forces with weapons and military equipment: President of Ukraine chairs Supreme Commander-in-Chief’s Staff meeting

On Tuesday, 8 October, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi chaired Supreme Commander-in-Chief’s Staff meeting. In the course of the meeting, the priorities for the Ukrainian defence industry for the next year were determined.

According to the President of Ukraine, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi made a report. He informed in detail about the needs of the army by the end of the year and ‘future-proof’. Other participants in the process reported on how to meet these needs: what Ukraine would purchase, what it would receive from its allies, and what it would produce on its own.

Other speakers included Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, Vice Prime Minister for Innovation Mykhailo Fedorov, Defence Minister Rustem Umierov, Minister for Strategic Industries Herman Smetanin, and others.

‘We have identified priorities for our defence industry for the next year. These are, in particular, missiles, drones, shells, as well as active attraction of investments from partners,' summed up Zelenskyy.