The Ukrainian president has ordered the creation of a separate branch of his country’s armed forces that would focus entirely on drones.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his military officials have said drones are crucial to Ukraine’s fight against Russia.
“This is not a question for the future. Rather, it must provide concrete results in the very near future,” Mr Zelenskyy said in his nightly video address, where he announced the new decree.
“This year must be decisive in a great many aspects. And clearly on the battlefield. Drone systems have shown their effectiveness on land, in the skies and on the seas.”
Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s minister for digital transformation, said the separate branch would provide “a powerful impetus” to the military’s technological development.
In December, Mr Zelenskyy pledged Ukraine would produce a million drones in 2024.
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