Zelenskyy has personally ordered the leadership at Fire Point to accelerate production to meet the fall deadline. In related remarks, the president stated that Ukraine remains dependent on its aviation fleet to intercept Russian jet-powered drones and requires additional supplies of 20mm ammunition.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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Ukraine's FP-7 Combat Debut Precedes Launch of Moscow Reaching FP-9
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The country's homegrown ballistic weaponry entered the battlefield this week during a successful combat mission using the FP-7 model. This deployment precedes the operational rollout of the FP-9 missile by the end of autumn, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Produced by Fire Point, the FP-9 has a range of 850 km and is capable of reaching Moscow to strike oil refineries that fund the Russian war effort.
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