Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal considers a realistic task for Ukraine to release a million drones for the front in 2024.

"Our focus is on drones and other military innovations. The key task is to activate the production of drones, ammunition, and other modern weapons and saturate the defense forces with them. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has set a clear goal – to release a million drones for the front this year. Given the base and potential that exists today, this is a very realistic task," Shmyhal said at a government meeting on Thursday.

The Prime Minister stressed that the authorities rely not only on public projects, but also on private companies.

"When four out of five companies in the defense sector are private businesses, it gives efficiency, innovation, and speed. Now there are about 200 companies producing drones in Ukraine, and there were only seven of them the year before last," he said.

Shmyhal also said that in 2023, Ukrainian companies produced and the state purchased 100 times more drones than in 2022.

In addition, according to him, the government pays a lot of attention to the development of electronic warfare systems, and is also working on projects for automatic turrets and mine clearers.