PoliticsShells, stalled contracts and no armor for wounded: Ukraine’s new defense minister faces a problem list

Ukraine’s weapons industry is struggling with short contracts, procurement scandals, inefficient drone purchasing, weak quality oversight, broken export rules and funding shortages, leaving troops poorly supplied. New Defense Minister Yevhen Khmara inherits delayed tender specifications, uncertainty over shell, drone and vehicle deliveries, and blocked international transfers of weapons and technology.

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TThe Kyiv Independent★★★☆☆2026-08-28 15:30Original