Zelenskyy announces 540 million for defense: Where exactly funds will go
Photo: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (president.gov.ua)
Ukraine will allocate hundreds of millions of hryvnias to strengthen its defense. The funds will be directed towards advanced electronic warfare systems, according to a statement from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The Ukrainian president announced a significant increase in funding for electronic warfare systems, which will amount to additional hundreds of millions of hryvnias.
"There will be substantial new funding for electronic warfare systems – an additional 540 million hryvnias," said the head of state.
Zelenskyy stated that he has already instructed the government to make the necessary decisions to strengthen protection in this area.
Electronic warfare in the Russia-Ukraine war
Earlier today, during the Ramstein meeting, the launch of the electronic warfare (EW) coalition was announced.
According to Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, more than 10 countries have already joined it.
Electronic warfare is playing an increasingly important role in modern conflicts, and the Russia-Ukraine war is no exception. More details on what EW is and how it affects the course of the war between Ukraine and Russia can be found in the RBC-Ukraine material.
Additionally, according to Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov, by the end of February this year, over 140 companies in Ukraine were involved in the production of electronic warfare equipment.
