Overview
- Zelensky held a high-priority meeting and approved a new Air Force command dedicated to short-range counter-drone defense with updated management approaches.
- He directed scaling of countermeasures against Shahed and other Russian strike UAVs, promising additional defensive lines.
- Ukraine will build up drone defense along the Kherson–Zaporizhzhia line and strengthen protection in Kherson, Nikopol and Sumy border communities.
- The president assigned three tasks to Minister Fedorov: closing the sky, addressing forced conscription, and fixing regular-force contract issues with deputy chief Pavlo Palisa.
- Zelensky highlighted procurement trade-offs, urging growth in drone capability while managing artillery needs under budget limits as short-range artillery loses effectiveness.