“We are planning to increase the purchase of new weapons and that which we do not yet have in service. Up to 20 names of those that are not in service today, we plan to purchase, and not only purchase, but also create in Ukraine. I would say most of the weapons will be domestically produced, ”the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine quoted Poltorak as saying.

On the eve Poltorak announced that he had signed a decree on the increase of salaries for Ukrainian servicemen from January 1, 2019.

Poltorak also spoke about the plans of Ukraine to create an anti-ship complex.