Ukraine is developing cheap interceptor missiles to combat russian Shahed strike UAVs and is already testing some solutions. This was stated by Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov at a meeting with journalists dedicated to the results of the department's work, the Oboronka project writes.
"According to the President's task, we are now focused on creating cheap missiles to shoot down Shaheds. We have already found solutions that are close to readiness and have begun testing them," Fedorov said.
He added that Ukraine plans to scale up the production of such missiles "dozens of times" and create a stockpile for the autumn-winter period.
"We want to scale up and reduce the cost of interceptor missiles in order to prepare for the appearance of jet Shaheds. This will help to additionally protect critical infrastructure, in addition to interceptor drones," the minister emphasized.
He added that for this purpose the state is issuing grants, scaling up production and restarting the recruitment of teams.
Fedorov also emphasized that the Ministry of Defense continues to work according to the Air-Land-Economy vision: to protect the sky, stop the enemy on the ground and maximally exhaust the russian economy.
As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, the army of the aggressor country of russia launched more than 19,000 UAVs and missiles of various types towards Ukraine from January to March.
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