KYIV, Aug 21 - There is no technical capacity in Ukraine to conduct research and development of any vaccines, including against coronavirus, but preparations are underway for mass production, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

"From the very beginning of the pandemic, we gathered all specialists. We have brilliant doctors, and this is true. Technically, we could not produce any vaccines, or develop from the point of view of science - there is no medical technical equipment. There are no questions for them, they are great. But there was nothing at all, there were no laboratories, vaccine production - I will tell you frankly, now there are already several enterprises that are ready for mass production," he told reporters during a working visit to Mykolaiv region.