Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Mykhailo Drapatyi held his first phone call with the Chairman of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone. Following the conversation, the Commander-in-Chief announced that in October Ukraine will be visited by the NATO Military Committee — the Alliance’s highest military body — and that this will be the first such visit in eight years.
Drapatyi reported the conversation on Facebook. The dialogue covered three topics: air defense, Ukrainian long-range strikes on military targets deep in the enemy’s rear, and infantry tactics and robotization of frontline operations.
The Commander-in-Chief emphasized that cooperation with the Alliance works both ways: Ukraine receives assistance and shares with partners its combat experience, which has no equivalent.
Cavo Dragone in turn confirmed that NATO will continue its military support for Ukraine, and that Alliance member states are increasing their own weapons production — both to strengthen the defense capabilities of the allies themselves and to support the Ukrainian armed forces.
Giuseppe Cavo Dragone has visited Ukraine regularly: in particular, in February 2025 he made his first foreign visit in his new capacity specifically to Kyiv, where he visited a military hospital, spoke with wounded servicemen, and familiarized himself with the capabilities of Ukrainian long-range weapons at one of the defense enterprises.
The arrival of the collective body — the Military Committee — carries a different status. It represents the chiefs of general staff of NATO countries directly familiarizing themselves with the situation at the front and with Ukrainian developments firsthand.
Deputy Supreme Allied Commander of NATO Europe Johnnie Stringer previously stated that drone production in Ukraine has grown approximately a thousandfold compared to the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion, and that the Alliance should adopt this experience.