Zelenskyy and Shmyhal discuss critical infrastructure protection and changes to defence plan
Drone Industry
Today, 29 November, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy heard a report from Ukraine’s Defence Minister Denys Shmyhal.
He reported this on his Telegram channel, Censor.NET writes.
According to the head of state, the discussion focused on several key elements.
"It is already time to revise the basic documents on Ukraine’s defence, in particular the defence plan of our state. The course of hostilities has shown what exactly needs to become updated priorities. We agreed that Denys will draw up detailed proposals for these changes and submit them to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine for approval," Zelenskyy noted.
The defence minister also reported on his trips to Mykolaiv and Kherson regions and on protection measures there.
Separately, they discussed the protection of critical infrastructure and the allocation of the necessary resources.
"It is important that the government and the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine are fully providing the necessary funding for the purchase, in particular, of drones for combat brigades. Yesterday, another monthly tranche of the subsidy for combat brigades totalling 4.3 billion hryvnias was financed. An additional 8 billion hryvnias has also been allocated to fund the Drone Line," the president added.
