Ukraine offers partners to test their weapons and technologies on the battlefield.

Valeriy Churkin, the Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine, offers international partners to test their products in combat conditions and to create long-term cooperation. He stated this during the forum on defense-industrial cooperation between Ukraine and Estonia in Kyiv.

Deputy Minister of Defense Valeriy Churkin at the forum on defense-industrial cooperation between Ukraine and Estonia invites foreign partners not only to purchase military products but also to explore their conditions of combat. He also calls for the establishment of long-term cooperation.

Churkin emphasizes that Ukraine has many opportunities for establishing international partnerships, including the possibility of testing products in real combat conditions and developing joint ventures.

The Deputy Minister of Defense also notes that the Armed Forces of Ukraine need assistance from allies in Estonia in developing solutions for combating drones and modernizing already used weapons.

The Minister of Defense of Estonia, Hanno Pevkur, hopes that this forum will become a platform for creating new opportunities in defense production and technology exchange. She also emphasizes Estonia's readiness to share its experience in information technologies and digital transformation.

The event also included the Minister of Strategic Industries of Ukraine, German Smertanin, the Director of the Defense Procurement Agency, Arsen Jumadilov, and representatives of the industries of both countries.

The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has permitted the use of a national robotic complex called D-21-12R in the Armed Forces.

Analysis:

During the forum on defense-industrial cooperation between Ukraine and Estonia, Deputy Minister of Defense Valeriy Churkin offers international partners not only to purchase defense products but also to explore their conditions in real combat situations. Such testing may allow partners to verify how the products perform in practice and understand how to improve them.