Russia has sized five companies and their manufacturing facilities which are subsidiaries of state concern Ukroboronprom, the Ukrainain defense industry holding company.
"To date, 5 companies of the Concern have been seized by the occupiers, the personnel documentation has either been completely destroyed or there is no access to it. The Concern will offer such employees work at other objects of the state defense industry, as well as take care of the payment of material assistance," a Ukroboronprom statement said.
Ukroboronprom has recovered lost information about employees of enterprises that were either in the temporarily occupied territories or suffered devastating enemy missile strikes.
Ukroboronprom is making a fresh start in terms of partnerships with foreign countries. "We are talking about cooperation in all types of heavy weapons, especially armored vehicles, air and missile defense systems, high-precision weapons."
In addition, state-owned defense companies have enlisted the support of about two hundred private defense companies - to supply equipment and parts to the Ukrainain Army.
Ukrainian non-military businesses manufacture components, assemblies and units necessary for defense; supplies materials and masters the production of various components for weapons, military and special equipment.
Facilities of several Ukrainain defense enterprises manufacturing a range of equipment such as aicraft, naval vessels, land systems and missiles have been either fully or partly devastated during the current war with Russia.