#Ukraine
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![Project FREYJA: Europe Is Building Its Own Missile Shield Against Russia’s Ballistic Threat]( "Project FREYJA: Europe Is Building Its Own Missile Shield Against Russia’s Ballistic Threat")
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![Photo of Illia Kabachynskyi]( "Photo of Illia Kabachynskyi")
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- War in Ukraine
Russia’s ballistic missiles—and the parallel threat from Iran—pose one of Europe’s most pressing security challenges. Ukraine has already shown it can contain Russian forces on land and at sea while intercepting more than 90% of cruise missiles and drones. Ballistic missiles, however, remain a critical vulnerability. Both Ukraine and Europe still rely on external partners for protection. FREYJA is designed to change that.![Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski speaks to the media during the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels, Belgium, on July 13, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski speaks to the media during the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels, Belgium, on July 13, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Ukrainian soldiers service their tanks and armored vehicles in the Kherson region, Ukraine on August 8, 2025. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Ukrainian soldiers service their tanks and armored vehicles in the Kherson region, Ukraine on August 8, 2025. (Source: Getty Images)")
![A US flag flies at half-staff over the US Capitol following the death of Senator Lindsey Graham in Washington, DC, on July 12, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A US flag flies at half-staff over the US Capitol following the death of Senator Lindsey Graham in Washington, DC, on July 12, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Marshall Islands-flagged vessel targeted in Russian drone attack (Source: Oleh Kiper/Telegram)]( "Marshall Islands-flagged vessel targeted in Russian drone attack (Source: Oleh Kiper/Telegram)")
![An FPV drone closes in on a Russian Mi-28 attack helicopter moments before impact over Russia's Belgorod region. (Source: SBS / Robert "Madyar" Brovdi)]( "An FPV drone closes in on a Russian Mi-28 attack helicopter moments before impact over Russia's Belgorod region. (Source: SBS / Robert \"Madyar\" Brovdi)")
-faa0805607bc8eb0482b2116759ee844.png "Project FREYJA: Europe Is Building Its Own Missile Shield Against Russia’s Ballistic Threat")
-29a1a43aba23f9bb779a1ac8b98d2121.jpeg "Photo of Illia Kabachynskyi")
