France Begins Weapons Production With Kiev

Mykhailo Fedorov said the two countries signed a letter of intent, paving the way for <x0-scale joint projects in the defence industry sector”.

He did not specify what weapons would be made with France or when production would begin.

“We are moving from supplies to joint production and long-term solutions that systematically strengthen our defence”, Fedov said in Telegram after meeting with France's Minister of Armed Forces, Catherine Vautrin, in the Ukrainian capital.

Ukraine and France also discussed new shipments of French weapons and military equipment to Kiev, including Aster missiles, Miage 2000 warplanes and SAMP-T air defence systems.

Ukraine is opening up exports of its weapons produced in the country, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a way that Kiev will benefit from its wartime technological advances to generate much needed funds.

He said 10 “export centre” for Ukrainian weapons will open in 2026 across Europe, adding that combatary fears, also known as the Unpilot Aircraft, will be among the exports.

“Today, Europe's security is built on technology and fears. All of this will be based mainly on Ukrainian technology and Ukrainian specialists”, Zelensky said.

Russian attacks damaged the production sites of Ukraine's state-owned oil and gas company, Nagtogaz, in the Poltawa and Sumy regions, the company's executive director said on Monday.

Objects in the Polta region were attacked for the second consecutive day, Sergiy Koretsky said on Facebook, adding that this was the 20th attack on the company's infrastructure since the beginning of the year.

The Russian Army is trying to find alternatives to the Starlink satellite internet as network access was restricted, disrupting a key communication system that its forces had illegally used in the field of battle, reports Pyotr Sauer.

Ukraine said last week that the Starlink terminals used by Russian troops had been disabled following talks between its defence minister and Elon Musk, whose company SpaceX operates the satellite network.

Ukrainian officials said the move had already begun to affect Russian operations, including the use of drones. /Telegraph