250 km, this is a much cheaper drone than the american one, but quite a powerful weapon, and things like that, well, of course, i would say radical things in general, let's say a few days ago, pakistan's new missile was tested, yes, yes, a fairly powerful missile, and we could expect to buy it through third countries. of course, not direct import from pakistan, but through third countries to buy such missiles and everything else like this, by the way, well, russia does it directly from iran and from half of north korea, but for us the situation is a little more difficult, but not impossible, not unfeasible, eh, it can be carried out precisely in different ways, we know that there are three ways to get

weapons into ukraine - these are ukrainian weapons, this is military-technical cooperation, and this is procurement, so there are various different ways , but since we are now focused on our own defense complex, we can really count on the number of drones that will allow us to actually hold the battlefield without the maximum load of artillery. because we know that now five times russia has more artillery ammunition and can use more of them, but fpv drones can perform certain functions, well, somewhere around 30-40% of the functions of artillery, this is one point, the second point is ammunition, one can quite agree with general havrylyuk, who at the end on the 23rd of the year , he noted that ukraine is quite capable of producing...

munitions, so to speak, the difference between, well, let's say a million american munitions, a million european munitions, and a difference of about 400,000 munitions during the year there were artillery tanks that were produced either by ukrainian enterprises or jointly with partners, well, it is difficult, but to... an achievable goal, in principle, an achievable goal, if, of course, you count not only the 155 mm, but also the soviet caliber, of course, here i'm talking about all artillery and tank ammunition, well , that's what these capabilities look like, and of course, a separate challenge is the capabilities, the capabilities of the reb, because the reb, radio electronic warfare... is now

becoming one of the key points and overcoming the radio-electronic warfare of the enemy's radio-electronic means and , as a matter of fact, building up one's own means, well , this is roughly the view of the most important programs, of course, i'm not talking here about scaling up the production of self-propelled artillery installations, we managed even to the level. to reach france, just as the french increased production from two to six caesars, so in ukraine they have now increased production from two to six bagdans, and this also instills hope that not only, well, that is, that different systems will be produced, by the way, these are systems that have never been produced in ukraine, i mean the anti-aircraft missile complexes that the ministry of defense wants to purchase from ukraine now.

production, and self-propelled artillery installations, and the same, drones, and light armored vehicles, this has never been produced in ukraine, ukraine has created about a dozen of the newest weapons, weapons schools, these are really great prospects for the future. mr. valentin, thank you very much for the inclusion, for your explanations, what is happening with our defense industry, what are the risks, challenges for of ukraine. they are laid out precisely on the website of the army, conversion and armament research center, there will be one more, just after our broadcast , another work related to the challenges associated with military operations in the middle east. mr. valentin, thank you very much for the inclusion , i would like to remind our viewers that this was valentin badrak, the center, director of the army, conversion and disarmament research center, and the main conclusion after this conversation is that we are indeed entering the phase of a war of attrition with the enemy , but that doesn't mean it is a certain... stalemate variant of hostilities,

now we will have some time to strengthen our defense capabilities through cooperation with partners at the expense of our own defense industry, but it is very important that... there are more actions in this direction than words that these challenges describe. stay tuned to the spresso channel, there will be more interesting things to come. greetings, the program of the ukrainian voice of america service, chas time, is on the air. me and host oleksiy kovalenko. prime minister of great britain risho sunak, who visited kyiv, announced about provision of military aid to ukraine in the amount of more than 3 billion dollars. this is the largest package of defense

aid to ukraine from great britain since the beginning of the war. in addition, the country signed a 10-year security agreement. a european correspondent followed the details of the visit and the details of the agreement. voice of america bohdan syupan. congratulations, bohdan. bohdan, can you tell us how the visit of british prime minister risha sunak went and what is included in the aid package announced today? first, about the aid package, so it is for 200 million pounds more than last year's package. it begins to act in april, precisely in april. financial years, tax years begin in great britain, perhaps the most notable things mentioned in this package are drones, it says that britain will send to ukraine the largest

ever shipment of drones for ukraine, long-range missiles, artillery ammunition, etc., what... ukraine really, really needs, as far as the course of the visit is concerned, from the british prime ministers, we are used to their visits to kyiv, one might say, are always triumphant, and at least rich, sunak also knew in kyiv what he had to say to the ukrainians. today we have gathered in a difficult time of struggle. for the freedom of ukraine. as always, times of war will be difficult. we have to prepare for a long war. however, i believe that the experience of british history gives us hope. if 1940 was a great hour for us, for ukraine, it was two years ago, when you

resisted the russian invasion. after all, history tells us that democracy is what it is will endure, will always win. putin cannot understand that although it is possible to kill people and destroy. buildings, but no army can ever defeat the will of a free people, and therefore ukraine will win. bohdan, many already call the agreement between ukraine and great britain historic. can you give details about this agreement and how it may affect the security cooperation of these two countries? i simply will not be able to tell all the details, it is a very large document, but... the most important thing in it is that it actually formalizes what britain is already doing for ukraine, i.e. britain undertakes to help ukraine to defend itself against the aggressor, and the large document

very clearly outlines this in various fields, and it actually establishes this cooperation, these obligations. great britain to help ukraine to defend itself on a long-term basis, what is not there, is the obligation to fight directly, to defend ukraine, that is , there is no such peculiar fifth article as there is in the nato treaty. instead, the treaty emphasizes that it will be in effect for at least 10 years, and until the time when ukraine. little beats like her wants to join nato and receive precisely such guarantees of protection from allies that nato members have. bohdan, and taking into account the new aid package, as well as the security agreement, is it possible to talk about increasing the amount of

british aid to ukraine? we've already said £200m, which is more than... last financial year, so there's an increase, in terms of leadership, the british like to emphasize that because when it comes to aid, britain is certainly... not the biggest country in the world, the largest supplier of military aid is the united states of america, they provide the most aid when it comes to weapons that other countries do not even have, do not produce and cannot supply, on the other hand, in europe, the leader in actual donor aid to ukraine is germany with its huge industrial. the potential that the british can offer is, well, of course, its military

capabilities as well, and what london emphasizes is leadership, the fact that britain was one of the first to start providing ukraine with so-called lethal, deadly weapons, after of the russian invasion and even actually before, too. were the first to provide heavy tanks, cruise missiles, etc., so leadership is something london likes to stress, and certainly has reason to stress. thank you very much, bohdan, bohdan tsyupan was in direct contact with us from london. the united states and great britain, with the support of a group of allies, carried out airstrikes on targets associated with the iran-backed houthi militias in yemen. these are the first strikes against the houthis since they began attacking merchant vessels in the red sea at the end of

last year. the us president called it a necessity, the british prime minister called it self-defense. iryna shinkarenko knows the details of the situation. congratulations iryna. congratulations oleksya. irina, can you tell us in more detail what exactly is happening in yemen and how powerful these strikes were. oleksiy, so tonight, around two o'clock in the morning kyiv time, the usa is big. britain, with the support of australia, canada, the netherlands and bahrain, carried out a series of airstrikes on the territory of yemen. as reported by the us central command. these airstrikes struck more than 60 bullets in 16 locations in the houthi-controlled territories of yemen. the us air force command in the middle east reported that the houthis' command centers and their production plants were hit. as well as their ammunition depots, and on the condition of anonymity, a representative of the pentagon told

voice of america today that there were strikes, what he called these strikes, they were quite powerful, and they hit, in particular , the houthis' radar installations, as well as their anti-aircraft systems defense, and the official also said that the targets chosen for these strikes were chosen with theirs in mind. distance from civilian objects, as well as theirs, given their threat to international shipping, and today in an official statement from the pentagon, it is said that these strikes were carried out from fighter jets, surface ships and submarines, using high-precision munitions, and only the u.s. , as is known, dropped more than a hundred high-precision munitions on houthi targets, and ships and submarines opened fire. shock missiles tomahawk. this is how i can tell you in more detail why the usa and great britain

took this step and struck these targets against the houthis. yes, oleksiy, so the us and allied strikes. january 12 is the first such response to the houthis' constant attacks on ships in the red sea. houthi attacks on international vessels using drones as well as ballistic missiles began after the hamas attack. to israel on october 7. the houthis declared that they support hamas and the attacks on international vessels in the red sea, they called, they explained that by this they are helping hamas in the fight against israel, and the houthis have indicated that the vessels they are attacking allegedly have ties to israel. according to the pentagon, since mid-november , the houthis have carried out more than two dozen attacks on international trade vessels, and as the pentagon emphasizes, these attacks

have dealt a serious blow to international trade around the world. this week , the yemeni houthis launched one of their biggest ship attacks. on january 9, they attacked american ships, according to the pentagon, with the help of 20 drones and they released also several missiles, then the united states and the united kingdom, and ... repelled that attack, but according to the administration of the president of the united states, this is what prompted president biden to order today's air strike against the ... houthis, and the president of the united states, joe biden, called the strikes in direct response to unprecedented attacks by the houthis, he explained that the us was forced to carry out these strikes because attempts at diplomacy, they were ignored. iryna, thank you very much, our correspondent iryna shinkarenko was in direct contact with us. on january 11, the institution buli, turkey,

bulgaria and romania have signed an agreement on the joint fight against drifting sea mines that threaten shipping in the black sea. this initiative is designed to make shipping safer, in particular for the export of ukrainian grain. the agreement was reached after last week ankara refused to enter the black sea to two anti-mine ships, which great britain gave to ukraine, referring to the mantre convention. the minister of defense is visiting the usa these days. first, the fact that no ships from great britain were allowed to enter ukraine, minesweepers trawlers, explained by the montreux convention of 1936, under which turkey is responsible for the management

of naval traffic through the straits, and so far turkey has been scrupulously complying. he doesn't let it because it's a war. there is war in the black sea. during the war, turkey cannot let the ships of opposing states into the black sea. turkey also prevents russian ships from entering the black sea, and this helps prevent the conflict from escalating. regarding cooperation. indeed, after several rounds of negotiations, we reached an agreement. we'll run this one operation to reduce the risks of accidental explosion and drifting sea mines, and prevention. other risks, and this will certainly help ukraine under appropriate circumstances, because in this way we can contribute to ensuring freedom of navigation in the black sea, which is important for ukrainian exports, stability of the ukrainian economy. you can read more about bulgaria's military aid to ukraine on our website and watch it in our next programs. there is no

credible evidence of illegal proliferation of advanced weapons that the us provided to ukraine. this was stated at a briefing on thursday, january 11 by the spokesman of the us ministry of defense, pat ryder. he emphasized that ukraine offered unprecedented access to information about equipment provided by the united states. there is no reliable evidence of illegal removal from ukraine of modern conventional weapons provided by the usa. but we see cases where russia continues to spread disinformation to the contrary. the fact is that we have seen how ukrainians use it effectively. these capabilities on the battlefield, and for obvious reasons, because russia continues to be a significant a threat to the sovereignty of ukraine. it is also important to note that the ukrainians offered unprecedented access to information about equipment provided by the united states. they fully understand and support our need for reportable items . the pentagon has

more than $4 billion left in arms authorizations for ukraine, but they don't... have the funds to replenish their own stockpiles in case they are used up, a spokesman for the us department of defense said in response to the question of the journalist of the ukrainian voice of america ostap yarysh. petrider also emphasized the importance of congress approving additional funding for ukraine. you said that you have more than four billion left in the authorization to provide weapons for ukraine. is it possible to use these powers now and top up. u.s. stocks later, when congress approves additional funding, given what's at stake here in kona. of course, what happens tomorrow in ukraine is extremely important, and that is why we will continue closely work with congress to try to get additional funding. the issue here, again, is the impact on our own combat readiness as a nation and on our

responsibilities, many of which i have discussed here. therefore, yes, although we have the authority for more than 4 billion. dollars, we don't have the funds to replenish our own reserves in case we spend them, and since there's no time frame in sight, we have to make these tough decisions, so the most important thing right now is to get additional funding from congress, and we we will continue to work closely with lawmakers on this important international security issue. meanwhile, the congress reports on the progress in negotiations on the border. the package of aid to ukraine and israel depends on this issue. and other partners, however, despite the progress in the negotiations, the legislators with whom the voice of america spoke say that ukraine should not be expected to receive help from this place. the deadline is the middle or end of february. alone. the reason for the delay is a dispute over the funding of the united states government states, which is now the first priority for legislators. however, how the first working week of the congress ended after the christmas

break, let's talk with my colleague katarina lisanovo. congratulations, katya. greetings, oleksiy. i know you've talked to legislators this week. they predict a vote on aid to ukraine at the end of next month. can you tell me more about what they told you? this week i managed to talk with members of the ukrainian. congressional caucus in the house of representatives. thus, one of its co-chairs, democrat congresswoman marcy kaptor, says that more clarity on aid to ukraine should be expected next week, namely by january 19, because this is the date of the probable shutdown, when congress has to approve the government's budget. at the same time, according to kaptor, objectively, the vote on aid to ukraine should be expected already next month, somewhere in the middle of february or at the end of february. forecasts from representatives. congressional caucus, both republicans and democrats, i suggest you listen right now. for helping ukraine

they will vote somewhere in the middle of february. i can't predict what day it will be, but every vote we've taken across ukraine has resulted in bipartisan support by a margin of 303 to 130 of the 435 house lawmakers. it's stunning. support for aid to ukraine. the problem is that there are several legislators who are delaying the speaker from bringing this bill to a vote. so we expect more clarity by mid-february. i really hope it happens this month. i am very positive determined, but i also know that those people who delay the processes, they want to stop absolutely everything, not only aid to ukraine. they are trying to stop funding the united states government for their own interests. everything is clear here: republicans want to create a bill that would protect the border of the united states, the borders of ukraine and israel, and also deter a potential

chinese attack on taiwan. we want all four of these questions to be together. the point is not that we are against any of these points, and the people ukraine should know that the vast majority of representatives of both parties in the united states strongly support them. so whatever delays we have now, that's it. katya, experts are currently considering a possible alternative plan "b" of funding sources for ukraine. one of these options is the confiscation of russian assets. what do the legislators think about this and whether it is realistic to transfer russian assets to kyiv right now. that's right, oleksiy, many experts hope that the alternative plan of support of ukraine, if congress continues to delay aid, allocation of aid to ukraine, confiscation of russian... assets may occur. at the same time, congresswoman marcy kaptor claims that it is unlikely that the agreement of legal issues between the united states of america and the european union, where most of these 300 billion

dollars of russian assets are currently located, can succeed faster than the agreement of congress to help ukraine. therefore, according to kaptor, the confiscation of russian assets is unlikely to be a faster plan b. at least, this is what the democratic congresswoman thinks. i suggest you listen. i support this idea, i have repeatedly advocated for it, but i think that the confiscation of russian assets will take some time, you can say that, but in practice you have to work with other countries and with other financial systems to transfer these assets, but i support , that russia must repay ukraine very much, and it will have to answer for its actions in world tribunals. banking experts can answer this better than me, but i know. that there are some assets that can be obtained immediately, but over time these assets will be withdrawn will require a lot of legal wrangling and it will take time, but we can do it.

but according to the ambassador of ukraine to the united states of america, oksana markarova, with whom i also managed to communicate this week, neither the confiscation of russian assets nor the approval of aid to ukraine by congress should be considered a plan or a plan b, because all of this is one. we are the efforts of the plan and the only important needs of assistance to ukraine. according to oksana markarova, ukraine now needs a lot of weapons, so all these the issues should be considered as a primary single plan a. i suggest you listen in more detail. there is an explanation about aid to ukraine, then today's negotiations on this issue just now. we are all working towards a plan a, and plan a includes both recovery assistance and forfeiture. the confiscation of russian assets is not a plan b. we need it and we are already working on it, we have been working on it since last year, it is not either, or, it is both and and, that is, we are also working on the confiscation of sovereign assets, and on confiscation

of private. asset, both in ukraine and in the united states, but the help we need from our partners, including budget, including energy, including humanitarian, is just as important a part of this plan, even with the unprecedented help of last year, we don't have enough ammunition, we don't have enough of everything , that's why we need to maintain the level of support and increase it, and to engage very quickly in co-production, in-house production and confiscate russian assets, because they ... have to pay for it, so that sums up the first week after the holidays work of both the house of representatives and the senate , it can be said that assistance to ukraine from the congress remains at the top of priorities, both from the point of view of legislators and actually from the point of view of ukrainian diplomats, but when exactly it should be expected remains an open question and how according to individual legislators, it is most likely worth waiting for a vote on aid to ukraine in the next month, in

february. in the middle or end of this month. thank you very much, katya. our colleague kateryna was in touch with us from the capitol lisynova. three ukrainian startups won a prestigious award in the field of innovation during the consumer electronics exhibition in las vegas, the largest fair of technological innovations in the world. andriy borys and dmytro savchuk visited the exhibition. las vegas. once a year at the beginning of january, the city of excitement. entertainment becomes the world's center of electronics, robots, gadgets, cars and expensive toys, all this in an area the size of 30 football fields, the ces exhibition is the largest in the world, despite the large areas, it is crowded, with 130,000 registered visitors. the cost of a ticket to ceses is 350 dollars, everyone will receive such a pass upon entering. to avoid abuse, the organizers

decided to do this year the exhibition is dominated by artificial intelligence, after the success of jpt's chat neural network, more and more electronics manufacturers began to use such technology in their products. i am ukrainian, i work as a journalist at the voice of america. have you heard about this organization? i know about the voice of america. is an american government multimedia agency that broadcasts news and information in many languages ​​around the world. elements of artificial intelligence are used both in robots for entertainment and in household appliances and cars. cars are increasingly resembling large smartphones on wheels, such as this one made by a company that specializes in the development of microchips. there are a total of eight displays including mirrors.

if you look, none of the displays are similar to the other, all are personalized, so this car will adapt to each driver individually, for example, in parental mode you can set the children's zone in the back, energy crisis, frequent crashes in power grids, including in the us, are making the autonomous energy market increasingly popular, this is a portable battery on wheels with a solar panel, time magazine called it the top invention of the previous year. it is actually a power plant on wheels. the device is designed both for permanent use and for emergency backup power. with the help of sensitive sensors, it follows the best light source and moves accordingly. some companies

try not just to surprise. individual inventions or products, but also show how to their opinion may look like the infrastructure of the future. we are trying to create an infrastructure that is built on a combination of hydrogen energy, artificial intelligence and robotics. the first chain is such smart, self-driving mobile units that will work like taxis, or rather buses on water. when they will serve their age from details. make, say, charging stations from the housing, greenhouses, the main goal is to reduce the amount of waste. considerable attention at the exhibition to products in the field of medicine, and especially for people with disabilities. this is the cheapest bionic prosthesis in the world, or so say representatives of the company unlimited tomorrow, which makes it. it costs 800 dollars, although analogues in the us cost twice as much.