President: Armed Forces of Ukraine are capable of stopping the enemy | Міністерство оборони України
President Petro Poroshenko visited the 169th training centre of the Land Forces “Desna” (Chernihiv region). The Head of State examined precision weapons, anti-tank missiles and guided missiles. All military equipment was produced by the Ukrainian enterprises in the framework of the State Corporate Group “Ukroboronprom”.
The President emphasized that Ukraine must enhance its defence capacity. Given the fact that the aggressor uses tanks extensively, the Ukrainian troops require modern anti-tank weaponry. “Ukrainian Armed Forces will have means to repel the enemy. These are state-of-the-art and highly-accurate samples of Ukrainian anti-tank weapons,” the Head of State said.
According to him, military training in “Desna” demonstrated current opportunities of the Ukrainian weaponry. “We do not need military parades. We do not have to play with muscles. We must train our armed forces in the training areas, but it doesn’t mean that it is not the top priority for the Ukrainian authorities,” Petro Poroshenko noted.
The President emphasizes that only tested samples will be supplied to the Ukrainian army. “We have to do everything possible to shorten the gap between the production of modern Ukrainian weaponry and the Ukrainian army,” the Head of State said.
The President drew attention to the importance of export of the Ukrainian armament. “I want us to be in top-5 exporters,” he said. According to Petro Poroshenko, foreign currency revenues will allow purchase of foreign modern samples of weaponry and details for the Ukrainian equipment. Everything will be done for import substitution. “All samples you’ve seen today were fully produced in Ukraine or in the countries, which are our partners from the EU,” the Head of State informed.
The President emphasized that economic spurt of Ukraine was based on the MIC. He noted the role of human potential in the high-tech enterprises of defence complex. “Ukrainian victory is gained not only on the front, but also in the rear, by professionals that work on three-shift basis producing weaponry for the army 24/7,” the Head of State stressed.
Petro Poroshenko was satisfied with the high level of interaction between “Ukroboronprom”, the Ministry of Defence and the General Staff. According to the President, Ukrainian defence enterprises have carried out over 7,000 modernizations of all kind of weapons since the beginning of hostilities in the ATO area.
The event was attended by the NSDC Secretary and heads of security structures, inter alia, the Ministry of Defence, Security Service, General Staff, National Guard and Ukroboronprom.
Press Service of the President of Ukraine