Ukraine is expecting a visit from the NATO Military Committee in October — the first such visit in eight years. This was announced by Defence Minister Yevhen Khmara following his first official meeting with the Committee’s Chairman, Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone. The parties discussed the front line, air defence, long-range strikes and the development of robotic systems.
Briefly about the main points
- Ukraine is expecting a visit from the NATO Military Committee in October.
- The committee’s previous visit in its official capacity took place in 2018.
- Khmara described the defence of the skies as his priority.
- Ukraine will focus its efforts on long-range strikes and robotic systems.
- Kyiv will share its practical experience of modern warfare with its allies.
The NATO Military Committee is expected to visit Ukraine in October
Minister of Defence Yevhen Khmara reported on his first conversation in his new post with the Chairman of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone. Khmara thanked the admiral for his support for Ukraine at the level of the Alliance’s senior military leadership.
According to the minister, Kavo Dragone has visited Ukraine three times and is personally familiar with the situation in the country. Ukraine is expecting a visit from the Military Committee in October NATO. The last such visit took place eight years ago.
The Military Committee is NATO’s highest military body and brings together the Chiefs of Defence of the Alliance’s member states. Its Chairman serves as the chief military adviser to the NATO Secretary General and the North Atlantic Council.
Air defence, long-range strikes and the robotisation of the front line
During the conversation, Khmara briefed the admiral on the current the situation at the front and outlined the areas on which Ukraine plans to focus its efforts. These include long-range strikes, flexible infantry tactics and the robotisation of the front line.
The final area involves the wider use of unmanned and ground-based robotic systems to carry out combat missions with less risk to military personnel. The parties paid particular attention to air defence.
«Protecting our skies is my priority,» said Khmara. Strengthening air defence remains one of Ukraine’s key requests to its partners against the backdrop of regular combined Russian attacks involving ballistic and cruise missiles, as well as attack drones.
Khmara also emphasised that Ukraine’s cooperation with the Alliance is a two-way process: Kyiv not only receives military aid, weapons and technology, but also shares with its partners its experience of modern full-scale warfare. In particular, this concerns the use of unmanned aerial systems, countering massive air strikes and the application of new technologies on the battlefield.
