Ukraine's government allocates money for 300,000 drones

The Ukrainian government is increasing its spending on drones by an additional 15.5 billion hryvnia ($392 million), Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Tuesday, as the unmanned surveillance and combat aircraft become increasingly important assets for Kiev in its fight against Russia.

"With the funds allocated today, 300,000 drones will be delivered to our security and defense forces," he said at a Cabinet meeting in Kiev.

According to Shmyhal, Ukraine had previously budgeted 43.3 billion hryvnia for the purchase of drones this year.