KYIV — On July 19, 2019, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine presented prototypes of modules for accommodation of military personnel in field conditions.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky was shown experimental modules for accommodation of four and six people. The modules have sanitary knots, beds, wardrobes and other necessary conditions for the comfortable living of the military. They are equipped with air-conditioning, they are heated from electric generators.
The modules will be tested in conditions of Operation of the United Forces before starting mass production. As the Minister of Defence of Ukraine Stepan Poltorak noted, modules will be equipped with the needs of both the first and second lines of defense.
“ There are various options here and depending on where they are used the module will change. If there is a danger to the lives of the military, the modules will go into the ground and their design will change so that the personnel does not get a defeat. When they will be applied not on the first line, there is engineering equipment for protecting the container. Personnel can use it to protect themselves even from sabotage groups that can enter our territory
According to the participants of the meeting, bids for the production of such modules will be announced next Monday. The President stressed the importance of participating in the project of domestic producers. "Initially, talks were held with Western partners, but we must support our domestic manufacturer. Therefore, our enterprises will receive this order ," Volodymyr Zelensky said.
The modules with shower cubicles and mobile laundry, which arrive in the Armed Forces of Ukraine from 2015, were also presented.
