In his speech to the Verkhovna Rada, former head of the Ministry of Digital Affairs Mykhailo Fedorov shared the achievements in weapons production during the large-scale invasion. He noted that innovative markets were created from scratch that did not exist before.
In his speech to the Verkhovna Rada, former head of the Ministry of Digital Affairs Mykhailo Fedorov shared the achievements in weapons production during the large-scale invasion. He noted that innovative markets were created from scratch that did not exist before.
Today, January 14, 2026, the Verkhovna Rada appointed Mykhailo Fedorov as Minister of Defense . Before the vote, he gave a speech in which he noted that his team “did not just implement individual projects. During this time, innovative markets were created from scratch that did not exist before. At the beginning of the invasion in Ukraine, there were 7 companies that made drones. Today, there are over 500.”
In addition, according to him, the number of companies engaged in the development of electronic warfare (EW) has increased from 2 to 200. There were no private missile manufacturers at all, now there are over 20 of them. There were also no companies producing ground robotic complexes (GRCs). Today there are over 100 of them.
"We began to systematically seek asymmetric solutions where classical warfare was too expensive or impossible for us: FPV drones instead of ATGMs to destroy armored vehicles, drone-copters instead of scarce ammunition and artillery, "Ukrainian Lancets" instead of Haimars, interceptors as part of air defense," said Fedorov.
He also gave several examples of the effective use of weapons by the Defense Forces at the front.
"The Lazar NGU regiment alone, which we supported from scratch, destroyed $15 billion worth of enemy equipment. Or our joint project with the SBU Alpha group, thanks to which we destroyed over 300 units of enemy air defense in 2025 alone. Or the Drone Line, which destroys every fourth target on the front."
Already in his position as Minister of Defense, Mykhailo Fedorov promised to bring the development of the Ukrainian military-industrial complex to a new level, where defense tech would become a key industry of Ukraine in global markets and a driver of the country's economic growth.
There are also plans to create air defense and laser-guided artillery. "This will allow artillery to work more accurately, faster, and more efficiently, reducing risks for our military. And this is a task from the President."
We will remind you that Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation Oleksandr Bornyakov confirmed to dev.ua that he will head the Ministry of Digital Affairs in the status of acting after the new appointment of Mykhailo Fedorov.
