Arming troops with Ukrainian-made weapons “priority” - defense minister

Umerov reported this on Facebook, Ukrinform saw.

"I held an important meeting with Ukrainian manufacturers of weapons and military equipment. Our joint priority with the Minister of Strategic Industry, Oleksandr Kamyshin, is to provide the Armed Forces of Ukraine with Ukrainian-made weapons. Our goal is to localize in Ukraine as many production capacities as possible. This is a matter of our national security," Umerov stressed.

The minister called on Ukrainian defense companies to work together according to clear rules and emphasized that the task set before the Ministry of Defense is to guarantee simple and clear procedures for cooperation with defense enterprises.

As Ukrinform reported earlier, in an interview with Fox News on November 22, President Volodymyr Zelensky called on the United States to launch joint arms production with Ukraine.