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Ukrainian Official: Brigades Have Received 130,000 Drones From New Acquisition Approach Since July

Frank Wolfe

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2025

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Ukrainian Official: Brigades Have Received 130,000 Drones From New Acquisition Approach Since July

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks with leaders during the Support Ukraine Summit in Kyiv in February.

Since July, nearly 200 Ukrainian brigades have received 130,000 drones in 10 days or less after the units bought them securely online, a Ukrainian official said last week. Those drones come in 250 models and from 80 Ukrainian companies, Arsen Zhumadilov, the director of Ukraine's Defence Procurement Agency, said in a virtual interview. By next year, Ukraine will buy 70 percent of its first person view, strike drones through this decentralized DOT-Chain Defence acquisition system. The Ukraine Ministry of Defence’s…

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