Bayraktar supplies to Ukraine do not affect relations between Kyiv and Moscow - Turkish Defense Ministry
10:41, 06 December
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Deliveries of Turkish Bayraktar to Ukraine are not related to Russia's withdrawal of its troops to the borders. Ankara and Kyiv discussed the purchase of drones in advance.
This was announced on December 6 by the head of the Department of Defense Industry of Turkey Ismail Demirov, according to Milliyet.
It is noted that Turkey will continue to cooperate with Ukraine in this direction. Demir added that Moscow has nothing to do with cooperation.
"We have sold a consignment of drones to Ukraine. There is no such thing as selling them now when there are tensions with Russia. There were agreements on the consignment we talked about from the very beginning", - he said.
What is known
- The Armed Forces of Ukraine already has Bayraktar TB-2 drones. Ukraine and Turkey agreed to purchase 6 such devices in 2018.
- In 2020, Ukrspetsexport CEO Vadym Nozdrya announced that Ukraine plans to purchase 48 more such drones from Turkey.
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