South Korea decline to sell arms to Ukraine; Netherlands provides additional Patriot launchers. Seoul has rejected a Ukrainian delegation led by Defense Minister Rustem Umerov that sought to purchase South Korean weapons. The delegation met with President Yoon Suk-yeol and the South Korean defen... #PatriotMissiles #RubenBrekelmans #RustemUmerov #SouthKorea #SouthKoreaWeapon #YoonSukYeol
Ukraine and 12 European countries unite in a new defense cooperation format. Defense Minister Rustem Umerov announced the beginning of a collaboration with 12 countries within the Nordic Group-Ukraine framework, which will strengthen Ukraine’s security and provide suppor... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #EUdefense #Norway #RustemUmerov #SupportUkraine #WeaponsProduction
Ukraine has increased missile production and is preparing a financial basis for developing the domestic defense industry. Internal investment in weapons production and involving partners will form a reliable financial basis for the further development of the Ukrainian defense-industrial complex, President Zelenskyy said ... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #NeptuneMissiles #RustemUmerov #UkrainianWeapons #WeaponsProduction #Zelenskyy
Russia reinforces the Donetsk front and uses North Korean military personnel in battles in the Kursk region. British intelligence has reported that the aggressor state is prioritizing the southern Donetsk front. There, the Russian army advanced in several areas of the front across a 20 kilomter width. In thi... #Donetsk #Kursk #NorthKoreanSoldiers #RussianOffensive #RustemUmerov #WarinUkraine
Ukraine will receive about $5B to produce drones; the opening of defense product exports is under consideration. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that by the end of the year Ukraine will receive another $4-5B for domestic drone production. Zelenskyy specified that the state spent about ₴120B ($3B) on domestic ... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #DroneProduction #RustemUmerov #UkrainianWeapons #WeaponsExport #Zelenskyy
NATO will review key priorities for its assistance to Ukraine. Patrick Turner, NATO’s senior representative in Ukraine, said that despite the indefinite postponement of Ramstein meeting, the heads of the Alliance’s defense ministries will meet this we... #MilitaryAidforUkraine #NATO #PatrickTurner #Ramstein #RustemUmerov #UkraineNATOCouncil
Denmark is investing over $628M in Ukraine’s defense industry. Denmark and Ukraine have agreed to terms on a DKK 4.2B ($628M) purchase from the Ukrainian defense industry, the Danish Ministry of Defense reported. Denmark will use income from frozen Russian asset... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #Denmark #HermanSmetanin #RustemUmerov #TroelsLundPoulsen
Umerov presents the Ukrainian defense industry’s achievements: drones, missiles, and ammunition. Over the past year, more than $4B of Ukrainian arms were produced, and every second piece of ammunition on the front is Ukrainian made. In 2023, the Ukrainian share of ammunition was 18%, and in 2024,... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #DefenseTechnology #RustemUmerov #UkrainianWeapons #WeaponsProduction
The EU Defense Innovation Office opens in Kyiv; Umerov explains how Ukraine has become a defense tech center. Defense Minister Rustem Umerov and EC President Ursula von der Leyen opened the EU Defense Innovation Office in Ukraine. The minister said that special attention will be paid to joint developments in ... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #DefenseInnovationOffice #DefenseTechnology #RustemUmerov #UrsulavonderLeyen
Denmark will be the first NATO country to invest in the production of Ukrainian weapons; with the Netherlands, Ukraine will finance domestic defense companies. The head of the Ministry of Defense, Rustem Umerov, announced that Denmark will invest in the production of weapons in Ukraine during a meeting of the Contact Group on Defense of Ukraine in the Ramste... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #KajsaOllongren #Ramstein #RustemUmerov #TroelsLundPoulsen #WeaponsProduction
France is increasing military support for Ukraine and sending more weapons. French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu said his country will deliver hundreds of armored vehicles to Ukraine in 2024 and early 2025 as part of a new military aid package. Paris has also prepared a ... #AsterMissiles #MilitaryAidforUkraine #RustemUmerov #SébastienLecornu #WarinUkraine
Ukraine’s Peace Formula: What was agreed upon in Davos? The fourth round of discussions between national security advisers regarding peace in Ukraine, which took place on January 14 in Davos, ended without a clear plan. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of S... #Davos2024 #IgnazioCassis #RustemUmerov #UkrainianPeaceFormula #WarinUkraine
Ukraine will continue to increase the capacity of the military industry and will order almost ₴200B in weapons from domestic manufacturers. In 2024, Ukraine’s military-industrial complex will increase its production capabilities by 500% compared to the current year. However, this is still insufficient to cover the military’s needs, said O... #AlexanderKamyshin #DefenseIndustryUkraine #RustemUmerov #WeaponsProduction
High-ranking US and NATO military officials arrived in Ukraine on the eve of the Ramstein meeting. On November 20, Lloyd Austin, the US Minister of Defense, and the commander of the NATO Joint Forces in Europe, US Army General Christopher Cavoli, arrived in Kyiv to meet with President Zelenskyy. Th... #ChristopherCavoli #LloydAustin #Ramsteinmeeting #RustemUmerov #Zelenskyy
The new defense secretary of Great Britain arrived in Kyiv to clarify Ukraine’s need for a means of victory. “I returned to Kyiv this week to ask President Zelenskyy what he needs to win. As Ukraine reclaims its territory, UK support remains steadfast. We will work tirelessly to bring our partners toge... #GrantShapps #RustemUmerov #SébastienLecornu #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine #Zelenskyy
Ukraine’s annual military expenditures are estimated at UAH 3T. Of this amount, UAH 1.6T is for the security and defense sectors, said the newly appointed Minister of Defense, Rustem Umerov, on September 6. As he noted, the budget’s revenue totals UAH 1.4T, ... #DefenseUkraine #RustemUmerov #UkraineBudget #UkraineMilitaryExpenditures #WarinUkraine
The State Property Fund of Ukraine is preparing to resume large-scale privatization. The agency is ready to offer several assets to buyers, said the head of the SPFU, Rustem Umerov. Among them are the Odesa Port Plant, Centernergo, the United Mining and Chemical Company, the stateR... #DemurinskyMiningPlant #OceanPlaza #OdesaPortPlant #PrivatizationUkraine #RustemUmerov #StatePropertyFund
Ukraine’s international partners will help the State Property Fund to look for investors. The head of the SPFU, Rustem Umerov, discussed the start of large-scale privatization and the issue of improving corporate governance with the ambassadors of the G7 countries and the EU. The SPFU and ... #PrivatizationinUkraine #RustemUmerov #StatePropertyFund
Ukraine is planning to centralize state property management. According to the head of the State Property Fund, Rustem Umerov, the fund is developing plans to centralize the management of state property. It is envisaged to create a sovereign fund, a land bank, a... #NationalWelfareFund #PrivatizationinUkraine #RustemUmerov #StateOwnedObjects #StatePropertyFund
Ukraine will sell large state-owned companies at a discount to support the economy amid the war, said the head of the State Property Fund (SPFU), Rustem Umerov. He added that Ukraine seeks investors brave enough to bet it will repel the Russian invasion. The large privatization effort will be lau... #PrivatizationinUkraine #RustemUmerov #StatePropertyFund
