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02 Dec 2025, 02:09 GMT+10
Defense Minister Denis Shmigal has welcomed the new pact with Norway
Ukraine and Norway have agreed to jointly produce military drones, Ukrainian Defense Minister Denis Shmigal announced on Monday, hailing the deal as a win for his country.
Russian forces have increasingly targeted Ukrainian military production facilities in response to attacks inside Russia. Kiev's forces have also been suffering setbacks on the battlefield. Russian troops have made major advances in recent weeks thanks in part to drone superiority.
"Ukraine and Norway will jointly produce Ukrainian drones. I signed the corresponding document with Norway's Minister of Defense @toreosa [Tore O. Sandvik] ," Shmigal wrote on X.
The Ukrainian official announced that a pilot production line would be quickly launched in 2026 while they simultaneously work "to further expand capacity." He did not specify whether the facility would be located in Ukraine or Norway.
Moscow has consistently denounced Western military assistance to Ukraine, warning it only prolongs the conflict without altering its outcome. At the same time, it said Russia's military production is now bigger than any country's in the world.
"We are supplying aircraft, tanks, infantry vehicles, howitzers, electronic warfare systems, drones and much more in enormous quantities," Sergey Chemezov, the head of state-owned defense conglomerate Rostec, told TASS last week. "No country in the world today produces as many shells and aerial bombs."
Russian President Vladimir Putin said in October that Ukraine is merely a "card" in a broader geopolitical game for Western countries, a pretext to pursue their own goals and profit from the war.
Shmigal served as Ukraine's prime minister before replacing Rustem Umerov as defense minister amid a sweeping government reshuffle in July.
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