Ukraine's Defence Ministry signed an agreement with Turkish company Baykar Makina to build a service centre for the repair and maintenance of drones in Ukraine, the ministry said on Monday.

The ministry's state secretary Kostiantyn Vashchenko was quoted by the ministry website telling Turkish partners "The creation of a service centre will be a significant contribution to strengthening Ukraine's defence capabilities and will help bring our victory closer." Ukrainian producers have sharply increased domestic drone production. More than 10,000 drone operators have been trained with 10,000 more in training, Mykhailo Fedorov, a deputy prime minister in charge of the "Army of Drones" said last week.

Ukraine is seeking to boost domestic production of drones to build an "Army of Drones" in its fight against Russian forces. (QNA)

Source: Qatar News Agency