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Ukraine’s top missile designer: modern war is won by whoever experiments with weapons faster
Fire Point's Denys Shtilerman says Russia's engineering school still follows the Soviet template of designing for years before testing.
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Defence Blog
· Jun 22, 2026
Russia says Ukraine used new AGM-188 missiles in Voronezh strike
A Russian military-affiliated Telegram channel claims Ukraine used U.S.-supplied AGM-188 Rusty Dagger cruise missiles to strike the Sborka semiconductor plant in Voronezh, a claim that, if confirmed, would represent the first documented combat use of a weapon system the United States designed from scratch specifically to give Ukraine a mass-producible long-range strike capability at a []
Atlantic Council
· Jul 7, 2026
Putin escalates ballistic missile attacks as Patriot shortages leave Ukraine defenseless
Ballistic missiles are accounting for a growing share of Russia’s increasingly deadly attacks on Ukrainian cities, as Moscow unleashes a new bombing strategy seeking to exploit a global shortage of US-made Patriot air defense systems, writes Karlis Kuskevics. The post Putin escalates ballistic missile attacks as Patriot shortages leave Ukraine defenseless appeared first on Atlantic Council.
Ukrainska Pravda
· Jun 29, 2026
Hypersonic or quasi-ballistic? Inside Russia's Zircon missiles terrorising Kyiv
Hypersonic or quasi-ballistic? Inside Russia's Zircon missiles terrorising Kyiv
Sputnik
· Jul 11, 2026
Recent Strikes Indicate No Western Defense Can Match Russian Precision Missiles - Experts
Russian precision-guided weapons can reliably penetrate any Western-supplied air defense system protecting Ukraine's military infrastructure, Russia's Defense Ministry has stated.
PravdaReport
· Jul 2, 2026
Does Ukraine Own Domestically Produced Long-Range Missile?
Ukraine may have used a domestically produced long-range missile in combat against Russia for the first time, Bloomberg reports. Earlier, the Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed that Russian armed forces had intercepted a long-range operational-tactical missile. The ministry did not disclose additional details regarding the weapon involved. Analysts cited by Bloomberg suggested that Ukraine may have used one of its own missile systems in combat operations for the first time. At the same time, Denis Shtilerman, chief designer and co-owner of the Ukrainian company Fire Point, publicly rejected suggestions that the missile involved was the company's FP-9 system.
DNyuz
· Jul 5, 2026
Ukraine is paying big to get foreign fighters to the front. Keeping them there long enough to matter is the hard part.
Ukrainian soldiers fire rocket artillery toward Russian positions. Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform/NurPhoto via Getty Images Ukraine is offering foreign fighters higher pay and longer contracts for dangerous front-line roles. Soldiers told Business Insider that the move could help address a major manpower challenge. However, success will depend on whether Kyiv can not only recruit troops, but also []
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Related coverage for "Ukraine’s top missile designer: modern war is won by whoever experiments with weapons faster": Defence Blog — Russia says Ukraine used new AGM-188 missiles in Voronezh strike. Atlantic Council — Putin escalates ballistic missile attacks as Patriot shortages leave Ukraine defenseless. Ukrainska Pravda — Hypersonic or quasi-ballistic? Inside Russia's Zircon missiles terrorising Kyiv. Sputnik — Recent Strikes Indicate No Western Defense Can Match Russian Precision Missiles - Experts. PravdaReport — Does Ukraine Own Domestically Produced Long-Range Missile?. DNyuz — Ukraine is paying big to get foreign fighters to the front. Keeping them there long enough to matter is the hard part.