President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Ukrainian drone projects were developed outside the country without coordination with the state — this refers to about a dozen interceptor production facilities in different parts of the world.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Ukrainian drone projects were developed outside the country without coordination with the state — this refers to about a dozen interceptor production facilities in different parts of the world.
He said this during a conversation with journalists, Interfax-Ukraine reports.
According to the president, such decisions were made by companies in an attempt to secure production, but this does not give the expected result — and may harm both Ukraine’s defense capabilities and export capabilities.
Zelenskyy cited a specific case: one of the companies sold a thousand interceptor drones to another country for $3.5 million. At the same time, according to him, Ukraine could transfer these drones to partners for free — as part of cooperation.
«To make it clear where and to whom they went — this is not a problem for us,» he noted.
However, after delivery, it turned out that the drones were not fully equipped: the customer country later turned to Ukraine due to the lack of combat units.
The president described a similar situation after a visit to a European country. They also received interceptors without explosive components and asked Ukraine to provide operators to use them. This request was denied.
Zelenskyy separately drew attention to the imbalance in the interaction between business and the state. According to him, a company that sold drones for $3.5 million simultaneously received a state contract for €300 million.
The president called this situation «rather unserious.»
