Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky previously held talks with Charles Woodburn, executive director of the large British military-industrial enterprise BAE Systems. The German concern Rheinmetall, together with Ukroboronprom, will create an enterprise in Ukraine for the repair and production of tanks.

Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev said if the plant is built, Russian forces will mark this event with a "salute from Kalibr and other pyrotechnic devices"