The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has developed a new missile program, which has already been called "sufficiently powerful". The head of the department, Rustem Umyerov, said on the air of the telethon that international partners have already verbally agreed to finance it, and written confirmations are expected in the near future.
"We have already exchanged this program with our partners and now we are waiting: how many of those capabilities - missiles, drones, or missile-drones - they will be ready to support," Umyerov said. He emphasized that the goal is to increase the scale of missile production to a level close to the drone program.
Expansion of Ukrainian missile production
The missile program, which President Volodymyr Zelenskyi announced at the end of August 2024, should become an important component of Ukraine's defense strategy. After the meeting of the Stavka, the president announced that additional funds will be allocated for the implementation of this initiative.
At the beginning of the full-scale war, the Ukrainian Defense Forces actively used missile systems of their own production. In particular, the use of the R-360 "Neptune" anti-ship missile was a significant success, which demonstrated high efficiency in real combat conditions.
"Palyanytsia" and new perspectives
On August 25, 2024, President Volodymyr Zelenskyi announced the successful combat use of a new weapon — a jet missile-drone called "Palyanytsia". This latest development was the result of 18 months of work by Ukrainian engineers and has already proven its effectiveness on the battlefield.
In addition, on August 27, during a press conference, the president announced that Ukraine had successfully tested its own ballistic missile for the first time since the beginning of the full-scale invasion. According to Defense Express, we are talking about operational-tactical missile complex "Sapsan" or "Grim-2", which can become an important element of the country's defense strategy.
Ukraine is gradually expanding its capabilities in the field of missile weapons. Partner support of this program will help not only to increase the production of missiles and drones, but also to increase the country's defense capability in the international arena. Thanks to new developments, the Ukrainian military will be able to track and neutralize threats more effectively, even in the difficult conditions of modern warfare.
