Drone production in January 2025 increases 10 times compared to January 2024, - Shmyhal

In January 2025, drone production increased 10 times compared to January 2024.

Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal reported this on the Telegram channel, the Ukrainian News agency reports.

"In January of this year, drone production increased 10 times compared to January 2024. In 2023 and 2024, our own production of artillery increased three times, armored personnel carriers - 5 times, anti-tank weapons - 2 times, ammunition - 2.5 times," he said.

According to Shmyhal, Ukraine currently produces about a third of the necessary weapons, the task that the government sets itself is to bring our own weapons production to at least half of the current need.

As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in January that this year Ukraine wants to set a record for the number of drones for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which will allow it to stop the enemy's advance.