What Happened
Kyiv Advances Domestic Missile Program Amid Ongoing Conflict
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that the country’s domestic ballistic missile program has shown strong potential in recent tests, although the design has yet to become a fielded weapon. The program involves a range of institutions, including the National Security and Defense Council and the Ukrainian Air Force. Zelenskyy also called for faster progress on the FREYJA anti-ballistic system, a European initiative launched in Paris in July 2026. The developments come as Ukraine continues to face threats from Russian ballistic missiles, with a North Korean missile unit recently deploying to western Russia. This was reported by AeroTime.