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the picture shows the "thunder" 2 ballistic missile known as the ukrainian version of "iskander"

according to a report on the spanish el país website on september 27, ukrainian president zelensky will return home from his trip to the united states this week, but he is likely not to receive u.s. president biden’s statement on ukraine’s use of nato missiles to carry out long-range attacks against russia. authorization to strike. aware of the shortcomings of relying on partners, zelensky plans to develop his arsenal in an unprecedentedly short time.

the report pointed out that two conferences will be held in kiev next week, when about 500 ukrainian arms companies and a number of military industry multinational companies will gather together. the slogan repeatedly emphasized by zelensky's team is that ukraine can not only meet its military needs independently, but also become one of the largest weapons manufacturers in europe. but to do this, ukraine needs investment from abroad. ukrainian defense minister rustem umerov said on the 24th that 80% of the country’s military capabilities rely on supplies from allies. he also said that major powers in the pro-ukrainian coalition have made "verbal commitments" to fund ukraine's missile development program.

according to reports, the european commission announced last week that it would provide kyiv with a loan of 35 billion euros, which will come from russia’s frozen assets in the eu. these loans are crucial for ukraine to strengthen its weapons development. european commission president von der leyen stressed that the ukrainian government can use the funds as it wishes. zelensky has confirmed that most of the funds will be used to develop the country's defense industry.

the report believes that ukraine has demonstrated its innovative capabilities through attack drones that can fly more than 1,000 kilometers. beaver, uj-22, aq-400 and other types of drones are used every day to strike targets across a wide range of russian territory. but as zelensky himself admitted, these drones cannot replace missiles in terms of lethality and speed.

in august this year, zelensky announced that the "bun" drone missile had entered service. the institute of war, a western think tank, believes that this is ukraine's response to the west's ban on its use of the us army tactical missile system (atacms) and the british "storm shadow" cruise missile against targets in russia. the "bun" drone missile can fly 600 kilometers. there were rumors that it was used in the september attacks, but this has not been confirmed by all parties.

according to reports, ukraine's biggest bet is to develop its first ballistic missile. zelensky announced in august this year that the new weapon had been successfully tested, but did not disclose further information. ukrainian defense analysts believe that this is a medium-range missile with a range of about 280 kilometers and has been developed for ten years. russian media claimed in 2023 that ukraine had used such missiles in crimea.