The Ukrainian production of UAVs was significantly scaled up in 2023, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has reported.

"Sixty sevenmodels of Ukrainian UAVs have received codification, 58 have received a government contract. In total, there are more than 200 Ukrainian companies on the market that deal with UAVs or services and products in the field of drones," the Ministry of Defense said on its Telegram channel.

The plans for 2024 are to significantly increase the number of drones at the front. The Defense Procurement Agency is already concluding long-term contracts.

"I don't want to say an exact figure, but we are talking about hundreds of thousands of different types, for performing various tasks. This is without FPV – reconnaissance, fire adjustment, situational awareness in real time. The enemy knows well what Ukrainian drones are. The very fact that our copter is hanging in the air is a fact of deterrence, which makes the enemy think three times before advancing to our positions," Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said.