"Ukroboronprom" wants to increase production tank " Oplot "

The state concern "Ukroboronprom" plans to increase in 2016 production tank "Oplot" almost 25 times - from five to 120 units each year, said the press service of the concern on Wednesday referring to the message of the Director Roman Romanov.

The Ukrainian Authorities in connection with the conflict in the Donbass want to download defence industry new orders. In the draft budget for 2015 to ensure the defence expenditure in the amount of almost $ 5 billion, and represented the state guarantee in the amount of not less than 360 million dollars for the purchase of weapons and military equipment.

"plans for 2015 is the development of production of major combat vehicles "Stronghold" to 40 units, but in 2016, the group will produce 100-120 such units every year ", - said the press service of the concern.

according to the press service of the enterprise "Ukroboronprom" will also establish mass production of armored vehicles " Watch ", which was not adopted by the Ukrainian security services. In the current year, the company plans to produce up to 50 units of such machines, and in the future to reach More than 100 per year. Experts are of concern in the near future will begin development work on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and counterbattery systems struggle. In 2016 will be ready the first three-coordinate radar.

The Ukrainian authorities began in April last year in the Donbass military operation against disgruntled happened last February by the coup d'etat in the region. According to the summary data of the United Nations, victims of the conflict was not less than 5, 3 thousands of civilians. Hand many times attempted to come to a consensus with the mediation of the Russian Federation and the OSCE. In the autumn of this has led to a continuous reduction of the intensity of the fire, but after the new year holidays the situation again deteriorated. The number of attacks has increased, Mat told that increasing the reserves in all areas where combat operations are being conducted. Militias on its Part promised to push the front line to defend shelling of residential areas of the cities of the Ukrainian security forces.

in the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation believe that the recent events in the Donbass confirm the most serious concerns about the intention of Kiev by force to resolve the situation in the Donbass. 30 January in Minsk held a peaceful dialogues, but the participants did not sign the final document, the discussion continues. Later official Kyiv and the self-proclaimed Republic accused one another in the escalation of the conflict in the background of another failure in the negotiations.


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