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Zelensky: Ukraine agrees deals for 'hundreds of thousands' of drones

Zelensky: Ukraine agrees deals for 'hundreds of thousands' of drones

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Ukraine has concluded deals with European partners and a US defence company to step up the production of drones, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday.
Zelensky said Kiev has "reached an agreement with one of the leading American companies to significantly increase our joint efforts" on drones, which have become central to Ukrainian defence efforts against Russia since Moscow's full-scale invasion in 2022.
In his video message, posted on X, Zelensky said the cooperation will ensure Ukraine receives "hundreds of thousands of additional drones" this year, with many more in the following year.
In addition, Kiev has signed an agreement with Denmark to co-produce weapons in the Scandinavian country.
"Joint work on the territory of Denmark, and soon in other key partner countries, is allowing us to scale up even more," said Zelensky. "This applies to drones and many other types of urgently needed weapons."
The Ukrainian leader promised to carry out further attacks on military sites deep inside Russian territory, listing a number of recent successes hitting targets such as defence companies, airbases and oil refineries.
Russian authorities reported numerous Ukrainian drone attacks across the country on Saturday, including on the city of Voronezh, causing a massive disruption to passenger air traffic in the middle of the Russian summer holidays.
Meanwhile, Zelensky offered further details on his conversation with US President Donald Trump on Friday.
"It was probably the best conversation I've had in a long time, the most productive," Zelensky said in the video.
Ukraine is also "actively working with Germany to speed up decisions on air defence," he added.
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