President Zelenskyy: Planning contracts and production to keep arsenals fully supplied

“I spoke with President Sandu and congratulated her on the parliamentary election victory. These are historic elections – Moldova managed to achieve much more than simply defending itself against the destabilization Russia is fomenting,” said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a traditional address to the Ukrainian nation on Sept. 29.

Fellow Ukrainians!

I held a Technology Staff meeting. Manufacturers of our weapons – long-range weapons – were there. The key issue was production volumes. Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense and other government officials, our Defense and Security Forces, and all the major Ukrainian drone and missile producers took part in today’s discussion. This is the format that works best – when everyone is involved in the same conversation, everyone whom it truly concerns is involved in preparing important decisions, everyone has the chance to provide real information, and no one has the opportunity to lie. There were indeed differences in the assessments of our production potential and the actual capacity of the companies – yesterday and today I spoke in detail with our manufacturers. And afterward, all those responsible on the state’s side for contracts and for financing were present. We need to maximize production, and Ukraine’s manufacturing capacity is still far from fully utilized.

Full text of the address: Office of the President of Ukraine