After giving warplanes and Patriot air-defense systems to Kyiv, the Dutch government eyes a leading role in cooperating on advanced drones.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian officials said Russian forces attacked Ukraine overnight on Sunday with 87 Shahed drones and four different types of missiles.View on euronews

The Netherlands will allocate €400 million to start the development and production of drones together with Ukraine. Source: Ruben Brekelmans, Dutch Defence Minister, during a visit to Kharkiv; European Pravda citing the Dutch broadcaster NOS Details: He said that half of the drones will be produced in the Netherlands,

The Western European donor, which has only just delivered 24 of its F-16s to Ukraine, will mobilise €400m for the joint production of advanced UAS.

Another F-16 fighter has arrived in Ukraine. This time, it is the first of 24 aircraft promised by the Netherlands, as officially announced by the Dutch Ministry of Defence. According to their statement,

Half of the drones will be developed in the Netherlands, while the remained ones will be manufactured in Ukraine and other countries. Read also: Ukraine keeps up with Russia in UAV production — drone force commander "The Netherlands has played a 'leading role' in supplying Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets and Patriot systems,