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KIEV, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- The Ukrainian Armed Forces last year received about 50 planes and helicopters modernized by national enterprises, the country's state defense conglomerate Ukroboronprom said in a statement on Wednesday.

Ukroboronprom, which unites more than 130 enterprises from Ukraine's defense industry, said that the supplies included Su-27 and MiG-29 fighter jets, Su-25 attack aircraft, Su-24 strike and reconnaissance planes, An-26 and Il-76 transport planes, as well as Mi-24, Mi-14 and Mi-8 helicopters.

During the modernization, the aerial vehicles were upgraded with new radar systems, protection complexes, means of control and registration, as well as other equipment, it said.

Ukraine's defense industry has witnessed significant growth since 2014, when an armed conflict began in the country's eastern Donbas region.

Local experts estimate that since 2014, Ukroboronprom has supplied the Ukrainian armed forces with more than 20,000 units of new and modernized weapons and military equipment, including armored vehicles, planes, helicopters, air defense systems, artillery systems and missiles.