Ukraine Develops New Ballistic Missile After Zelenskyy Urges More U.S. Air Defense Support
Zelensky says Ukraine wants concrete results by 2026-27 as it races to build ballistic missiles and a joint European anti-ballistic system.
- On Thursday, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that Our FREYJA program, a joint European anti-ballistic system, is already underway to provide Ukraine with critical defense capabilities possessed by few other countries.
- Russia's Wednesday missile-and-drone attack killed Seventeen people and injured 51 in Kyiv, with Ukraine failing to intercept any of 28 incoming missiles during the barrage.
- To accelerate ballistic missile development, Ukraine is mobilizing the Defense Ministry, the Air Force, and the Brave1 defense technology cluster alongside the FREYJA system; tests have shown good prospects.
- President Zelensky called for closing international sanctions loopholes feeding the Russian ballistic missile industry, warning that foreign components continue reaching manufacturers despite existing restrictions.
- Ukraine aims for concrete results by 2026–2027, with Zelensky coordinating diplomatic efforts with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and Finnish President Alexander Stubb to synchronize global support.
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