China News Service, Beijing, February 7. According to the Ukrainian presidential website, Ukrainian President Zelensky signed a decree on the 6th local time to establish an unmanned combat system unit in the Ukrainian armed forces.
Zelenskiy delivered a speech that night and said that UAVs have demonstrated their combat effectiveness on land, sea and air, and that Ukraine will set up a dedicated unmanned combat system force. "The current list of tasks is clear: special personnel positions for drone operations, special forces, effective training, systematization of experience, sustained scale of production and the participation of the best ideas and top experts in the field. This is what the army, mission of the Department of Defense and the entire government.”
The "Kyiv Independent" stated that Zelensky's announcement comes as Ukraine is seeking to introduce a new military strategy in 2024, especially placing more emphasis on air defense. Earlier this year, Zelensky said Ukraine currently lacked the ability to produce modern air defense systems and stressed to Western partners the need to strengthen air defense capabilities.
Last month, when British Prime Minister Sunak visited Ukraine, he announced that he would provide 2.5 billion pounds in military assistance to Ukraine, of which at least 200 million pounds will be used to purchase and produce thousands of military drones, including surveillance, long-range strike and maritime Drones.
According to the Ukrainian News Agency, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba said at a joint press conference with the Portuguese Foreign Minister in Kiev on the 6th that any changes in the Ukrainian government will not affect Ukraine’s relations with its Western partners because they respect the decisions made by the Ukrainian President. the right to make these decisions. According to reports, Zelensky recently publicly stated that Ukraine needs to make major adjustments, including adjustments to the country’s leadership. (over)