11:52 31.08.2018

Ukroboronprom in 4 years transitioned from repairing weapons, military equipment to producing new armaments

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Ukroboronprom in 4 years transitioned from repairing weapons, military equipment to producing new armaments

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has congratulated the state-run Ukroboronprom concern with its seven-year anniversary, noting that among its achievements is transitioning from repair work to the production of new armaments.

"For the last four years the concern's enterprises have switched from repair and modernization to the production of new kinds of weapons and military hardware, taking into account the needs of Ukraine's military. Now Ukroboronprom has almost completely fulfilled the state military order and provides the front with modern military weapons," Poroshenko said on his Facebook page on Friday morning.

The head of state said the absolute majority of military equipment that took part in the military parade in Kyiv on Independence Day on August 24, 2018 was produced by Ukroboronprom.

"The daily work of the concern's employees is a tremendous contribution to Ukraine's victory… I congratulate Ukrobornoprom with its seven-year anniversary," Poroshenko said.

Founded in 2010, Ukroboronprom comprises more than 130 enterprises of Ukraine's military industrial complex. In accordance with a law adopted by parliament in June 2011, Ukroboronprom together with the government manages state-owned enterprises in the nation's military industrial complex.

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