KYIV, Oct 2 – The production of weapons in Ukraine doubled in the first eight months of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has said on Wednesday.

"In 2023, weapons production in Ukraine tripled. In the first eight months of this year, we doubled production compared to the previous year. Today, we produce such a quantity of weapons that would have seemed impossible in 2022," he at the Second International Forum of Defense Industries (DFNC2).