Ukraine is actively developing its own missile program to reduce dependence on partners, the head of state emphasized.
President Vladimir Zelensky held a regular meeting of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief Headquarters, where Ukraine’s capabilities to strike behind the front line and the prospects for the domestic missile program were discussed. He announced this on Telegram on Tuesday, July 23.
“Reports of Commander-in-Chief Alexander Syrsky and Chief of the General Staff Anatoly Bargilevich Changes in the operational situation, forecasts, additional actions, staffing brigades for timely rotation,” the head of state wrote.
According to him, attention was paid to the ability to strike behind the front line. We analyzed the effectiveness of Ukrainian drones of various types, as well as Russian tactics regarding drones. The effectiveness of electronic warfare and other methods of combating UAVs was evaluated.
“Our missile program is actively working to reduce dependence on the supply of missiles from partners, including for air defense,” Zelensky emphasized.
He added that the head of the Ministry of Strategic Industry Alexander Kamyshin, First Deputy Minister of Defense Ivan Gavrilyuk and Deputy Prime Minister Mikhail Fedorov reported on this topic.
Earlier, the media reported that Ukraine had started production of high-precision missiles and air defense systems. The missiles are apparently capable of traveling more than 600 kilometers, and the air defense systems are similar to the Western NASAMS anti-aircraft missile system.
Source: korrespondent
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