ISTANBUL Ukraine said on Monday that it will purchase 4.5 million first-person view (FPV) drones this year, which would raise Kyiv’s drone acquisitions threefold compared to the previous year amid its ongoing war with Moscow. Ukraine’s military purchased over 1.5 million drones in 2024, with 96% acquired by paying Ukrainian manufacturers and suppliers, the Defense Ministry’s procurement policy department chief said in a statement. The involvement of Ukrainian manufacturers and suppliers in