The Minister for Strategic Industries of Ukraine, Oleksandr Kamyshin, speaks to The Associated Press in an interview in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. Approximately 500 companies in Ukraine’s defense industry are contributing to the country’s efforts to increase weapon production in order to counter Russia’s attempts to seize more territory, said Oleksandr Kamyshin in an interview with AP on Friday. (AP Photo/Hanna Arhirova)