Ezvisia: What are the most prominent long -term weapons that Ukraine is developing? | policy

A report published by the Russian newspaper “Ezvisteia” highlighted the most prominent long -term weapons that Ukraine is currently developing, and its ability to threaten Russian territory in the midst of the ongoing war.

The report quoted experts as saying that the “Neptune MD” missile may form the main pillar in the Ukrainian weapons system as part of its program to develop its missile arsenal.

The Neptune missile is a developed version of the winged Soviet missile anti-ships “Kh-35 Kayak”, and it underwent technical modifications that enabled it to expand its operational range and give it the ability to hit wild targets.

German support

The report pointed out that Germany is the most prominent supporter of Ukraine in its current efforts to develop its missile programs, as the German Defense Minister Boris Pisorius and his Ukrainian counterpart signed The streets of street Recently in Berlin, a long -range weapons financing is produced by Ukrainian.

He adds that the German advisor Friedrich Mertz He announced earlier that his country would support Ukraine in developing long -term weapons of its local production.

German officials also confirmed the allocation of 5 billion euros as military aid to Kev, used to buy and supply air defense systems “Iris T” and its missiles, artillery ammunition and light weapons, as well as the Starlank stations that will also cover its operational costs.

This financing also includes supporting missile programs whose details are not revealed, to be implemented by the Ukrainian defense industries complex during the coming period.

A statement of the German counselor indicated that his country supports Ukraine in developing long -range missile systems that may reach a range of 2500 km, with a hint that the first batch of these systems may start to start during the next few weeks.

On the production line

Russian military expert Dmitry Cornev believes that German support indicates that the missile projects being funded within the Arsenal Arsenal have entered service, and are widely produced.

“If we take into account the statements that are talking about achieving preliminary results within a few weeks, it is more likely to compete with ready and already combat systems in the production line, and more specifically the Neptune MD missile,” Cornev explains.

He stressed that this missile developed from the Soviet anti-ship missile “Kh-35 Kayak” has become able to use navigation data via satellites, and it was already used within the framework of the current war, and Russian air defenses were able to successfully drop a number of them.

Cornev added that Ukraine does not currently have the ability to produce these missiles in large quantities independently, explaining that the expected pace of production does not exceed the manufacture of several missiles every two months or 3 months.

For his part, Russian expert Victor Litovin believes that the “Neptune” missile does not pose a serious threat to Russian air defense systems.

He said that the speed of the Neptune missile is less than the speed of sound, and the air defenses do not face any difficulty in its interception, as it can be dropped by the “Tor M2”, “BokM”, and even “Bantaster” systems, without talking about the capabilities of the S -300 and S400 systems.

Long -range missiles

According to the report, it comes second among the candidate systems to obtain funding from Berlin, new models of long -range winged missiles, with a range of 2,500 km.

It is noteworthy that the serial production process for the long-range “G-35 kyak” was launched in the Ukrainian city of Kharkif, which means-according to the report-that Ukraine has the knowledge necessary to produce such long-range missiles.

Drivers aircraft

The report goes on, stressing that the drones are the third weapon, which is likely to start its production on a large scale, as Ukraine is currently producing for export models, and additional financing will significantly enhance the volume of production.

Corneneneneh pointed out that the German media is talking about Lioti drones as a potential candidate for German support.

He added: “The missiles are more expensive and more complicated, while larger numbers can be produced in the same budget aircraft, and therefore the results will be immediate.”

The heavier weapon

The report confirms that a system Ballisti missiles “Grum 2” is the heavier weapon among the projects that are nominated for financing, and it is an attempt by Ukrainian military industry experts to develop a similar version of the Russian system “Iskandar M”.

“The development of this missile system has passed for years with a difficult labor and a long search for potential buyers, but a technician has the Ukrainian defense industries complex that has more likely to have a firing unit or two and a number of missiles for test purposes.”

In April 2025, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced the targeting of the site of tests for the Ukrainian ballistic missile program, indicating – according to his opinion – the continued efforts to develop this system.

The extent of the “GROM” missile is about 500 km, and Cornev says that “it is unlikely that the Ukrainian Defense Industries Complex is able to develop an effective missile at the Russian missile level, Iskandar M.

Other projects

The report states that Ukraine possesses other programs under development, including drones and small -sized missiles operating with built -in jet engines, as well as unknown projects on a large scale to rehabilitate and modernize ammunition and old Soviet air defense systems.

For example, the Ukrainian armed forces are still converting the anti-aircraft “S 200” missiles into “surface-to-surface” missiles, a process that requires additional financing as well.

“On what Kiev is betting here, especially since the launch of any factory in the work actually and the production of weapons seriously makes it a target of missile strikes from the Russian armed forces. What did Kiev have relied on in such unrealistic plans? Or will Germany, for example, finance the production of Ukrainian weapons on its lands?”.

The newspaper concludes that experts believe that the only possibility of continuing to produce Ukrainian missiles without being destroyed is the transfer of manufacturing outside Ukraine, and otherwise it is a waste of money.