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Ukraine’s New FP-9 Ballistic Missile With Moscow in Range to Be Ready This Fall, Zelenskyy Says
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Ukraine expects its domestically developed FP-9 ballistic missile, a longer-range weapon that its manufacturer says is capable of reaching Moscow, to be ready this fall, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
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According to Reuters on October 3, Zelenskyy said he had personally contacted Ukrainian defense company Fire Point and urged the manufacturer to accelerate work on the FP-9 following the first combat deployment of Ukraine’s shorter-range FP-7 ballistic missile.
Zelenskyy, as part of the peace settlement process, expressed hope that Ukraine would receive long-range FP-9 missiles this fall, capable of reaching Moscow.
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"I asked them, where is my FP-9? We need the FP-9. And the FP-9 will be (ready) this fall, I am sure." pic.twitter.com/SRr4uYErk2
“I said to them, where is my FP-9?” Zelenskyy told Reuters. “We need the FP-9. And the FP-9 will be (ready) this autumn, I’m sure.”
The FP-9 is being developed as a significantly longer-range ballistic system than the FP-7. Fire Point has previously said the missile would have sufficient range to reach Moscow from Ukrainian territory.
The missile has a stated range of up to 855 kilometers and is designed to carry a warhead weighing up to 800 kilograms. The ground-launched system is intended to give Ukraine a domestically produced capability for striking targets deep behind Russian lines.
Zelenskyy’s comments came days after Ukraine announced the first combat use of the domestically produced FP-7 tactical ballistic missile. Reuters reported that the FP-7 has a range of approximately 250 kilometers.
The deployment marked another step in Ukraine’s effort to expand its domestic long-range strike capabilities as Kyiv seeks to reduce its dependence on foreign-supplied missile systems.
In the same interview, Zelenskyy told Reuters that Ukraine plans to intensify strikes against Russian oil refineries in response to Moscow’s expanding attacks against Ukrainian energy, transport, and other infrastructure. He said Kyiv would focus on facilities supporting Russia’s war effort rather than indiscriminately targeting civilian infrastructure.
“We have to respond in any way (we can). With their attacks on our energy, we have to respond on their energy. First of all, oil refiners etc: what gives money to them for this war,” Zelenskyy said. “But we will not respond, of course, just like them, on any civilian objects.”
Ukraine has increasingly invested in domestically developed missiles and long-range drones as restrictions, limited inventories, and dependence on foreign partners have constrained the availability of Western long-range weapons.
Earlier, Fire Point CEO and CTO Iryna Terekh said the FP-9 had entered the final stage of development and was expected to be completed by the end of fall 2026. The missile is designed for a range of about 850 kilometers, sufficient to reach Moscow from Ukrainian territory.
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