Ukraine, Latvia defense chiefs discuss boosting joint weapons production
Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) Ihor Klymenko and Latvian Defense Minister Raivis Melnis, who arrived in Kyiv, discussed the development of the Drone Deal, strengthening air defense and missile defense, as well as the development of a multilayered counter-drone defense.
Ukraine's new defense minister, Yevhenii Khmara, carries the memory of fallen comrades on his wrist through a bracelet engraved with each name. This symbol of remembrance came to light only after a reporter inquired about it during a dinner in Kyiv. Khmara, who assumed the Defense Ministry position on August 19, previously led the SBU, Ukraine's Security Service, for seven months.
The SBU's special operations unit, known as Alpha, is believed to have inflicted up to 20 percent of Russia's enemy infantry losses, with Ukraine's General Staff estimating that nearly 43 percent of Russia's refining capacity has been destroyed. Khmara's approach to warfare relies on ruthless cost asymmetry, aiming for operations that cost 2 percent of the economic damage they inflict.
He also proposes that key staff members from the previous Defense Ministry remain in their positions, including specialists responsible for procurement reform.
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