Zelensky vows to boost Ukrainian arms production

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky plans to further expand his country’s arms industry to defend against Russia’s full-scale invasion.

Russia must feel that all its misdeeds against Ukraine will be answered, Zelensky said in his evening video message on Tuesday.

He said the main elements needed were attack drones, interceptors, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles. Ukraine must produce everything, he emphasized.

Hundreds of companies in the country are already working for the arms sector, Zelensky noted.

He said the government is also preparing investment agreements with European partners to relocate further military production to Ukraine, with a focus on unmanned and long-range weapons.

In December, Zelensky announced the mass production of Palianytsia jet-powered drones. Another missile drone called Peklo, with a range of 700 kilometres, is also said to have already been tested in combat.

However, Ukraine remains far inferior to Russia in terms of long-range weapons.