Ukrainian drones hit over 14,000 Russian targets in six months - PM Shmyhal

Ukraine's Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said this at a government meeting.

"In just six months, strike drones have hit more than 14,000 targets: Russian equipment, air defense, electronic warfare, and fortifications," he said

According to the Prime Minister, Ukraine has revolutionized the development of drones.

"We adopted 20 laws and bylaws, and thanks to this, we scaled up production 100 times. Bureaucracy has been removed, and there is real competition among about 200 private companies in the UAV industry. UAH 40 billion is provided in this year's state budget for the purchase of drones. And this is not the limit," he summarized.

Shmyhal also emphasized that the creation of the Unmanned Systems Forces as a separate type of troops will maximize the potential of drones and added that the course of the war is changing the latest developments.

"Maritime drones paralyzed the enemy fleet in the Black Sea and guaranteed the security of the water logistics corridor," he said.

• On February 11, the head of the Ministry of Digital Transformation, Mykhailo Fedorov, said that Ukraine had caught up with Russia in terms of the number of long-range ‘kamikaze’ drones produced.