Ukrainian, Italian defense ministers discuss military aid, joint production in Ukraine

Umerov said this in a post on Facebook, Ukrinform reports.

"I had a substantive call with Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto. […] We discussed military aid to Ukraine and cooperation with Italian manufacturers for joint production in Ukraine," Umerov said.

He also noted that he highly appreciates Italy's contribution to strengthening the Ukrainian Defense Forces.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said earlier that support for Ukraine could not be weakened.