Kyiv urges Ottawa to invest in purchasing Ukrainian-made drones
Defense chiefs of Ukraine and Canada held talks on expanding military assistance. The main topics included strengthening air defence, providing ammunition for F-16 fighter jets, and funding Ukrainian drones. This is reported by the portal PromPolitInform, citing information from the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine.
Minister of Defence of Ukraine Yevhenii Khmara held talks with Canadian Defence Minister David McGuinty. During the meeting, the officials focused on the key needs of the Defence Forces to counter military aggression.
The Ukrainian side expressed gratitude to Ottawa for its financial contribution to the purchase of PAC-3 missiles for Patriot systems through the JUMPSTART mechanism. The supply of these missiles aims to enhance the protection of Ukrainian cities against Russian ballistic strikes.
Enhancing long-range strikes against Russian military targets
The sides analysed the needs of the Ukrainian military to scale up defence operations. Special attention was paid to developing capabilities for deep strikes targeting the enemy’s rear assets.
“We are stepping up our deep strike operations against facilities working for the war against Ukraine, particularly enterprises manufacturing Russian weapons,” the Minister of Defence of Ukraine emphasized.
Supplying F-16 fighters and purchasing drones
A separate topic of the talks was the delivery of 20mm ammunition for F-16 cannon systems. According to Yevhenii Khmara, these aircraft destroy most enemy jet drones, making rapid resupply critical.
Additionally, the head of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine informed his Canadian counterpart about battlefield developments and drone usage. Ukraine urged Canadian partners to focus support on purchasing Ukrainian-made drones for the front lines.
Photo: Ministry of Defence of Ukraine
