Ukraine has increased drone production a hundredfold in the past year following the full-scale invasion by Russia, according to Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal. Two hundred companies alone have started developing new combat drones, media reports quoted him as saying on October 7. "Now the progress of a drone from development to purchase is as short as possible," Shmyhal said. He added that Ukraine's defense industry had radically changed its approach and the state arms company Ukroboronprom had been modernized. While Ukraine initially dominated thanks to drones from the Turkish manufacturer Bayraktar, Russia later caused severe damage with the mass-produced Iranian Shahed drones.
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