Ukraine Launches Serial Production Of Its Own Ballistic Missile Sapsan

• 23.06.2025, 18:47

Will it fly to Moscow?

Ukraine has begun serial production of the Sapsan short-range ballistic missile, which was first used in combat last month.

The head of Ukraine's presidential office Andriy Yermak said this in an interview with The Times.

It is noted that the Sapsan missile then hit a Russian military target at a distance of about 300 kilometers.

When asked whether the Sapsan would be able to reach Moscow, the head of the OP said, "Things are going very well. I think we will be able to surprise our enemies repeatedly."

He added that he would leave "bravado" to the Russians in response to a journalist's suggestion that Ukraine could now attack every inch of Russian territory - from Kamchatka to Kaliningrad - following the success of the SBU's special operation "Spider Web."

"We certainly know how to surprise the world. It's not a bad habit. It's better for you to see something [the result], not for me to talk about it. Let's stop there," the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine explained.

The Peregrine missile, filled with 480 kilograms of explosives, is said to have more than twice the payload capacity of the US Army's tactical missile system (Atacms) and can move at five times the speed of sound.

The official range of Ukraine's new ballistic missile is secret, but there is speculation that it could reach up to 500 kilometers.

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky earlier said that positive tests of Ukraine's Sapsan ballistic missile had taken place earlier, with work now underway to launch its mass production.