Ukraine’s Defense Ministry announced Nov. 8 that Frankenburg Technologies, an Estonian arms company, will transfer air defence missiles to Ukraine for tests.
Kyiv has called on its partners to provide more air defense assets, as Russia intensifies its attacks against cities and energy infrastructure.
In the next few months, the first samples for testing are expected to be delivered. The ministry stated that the missiles being tested by Ukraine were designed to counter drones and can shoot targets at an elevation of up to two kilometers (1 mile).
“Our goal is help Ukraine win this battle.” We offer a sample of an inexpensive missile that can be used to shoot down air targets – primarily unmanned aircraft – in order to achieve this.
Salm met with Ukraine’s Deputy Defence Minister, Brigadier-General Anatolii Kolochko, to discuss the upcoming tests.
According to the statement, the next step will be to agree on a funding format for missile production. If the tests are successful, and the Defense Ministry agrees with Frankenburg Technologies on the further use of these weapons, Ukraine could also arrange for the production of missiles.
Frankenburg Technologies, a defense and industrial company, was founded in Tallinn in 2024. It is currently active in Ukraine, Latvia and Estonia.
On June 26, Estonia and Ukraine signed an agreement for bilateral security lasting 10 years. The agreement stipulates that Estonia will provide Ukraine with defense assistance worth more than 100 millions euros ($107 million), this year, and will allocate at minimum 0.25% of GDP annually for military support between 2024-2027.
Kyiv will also launch a “strategic dialog” on a regular basis and deepen its military-industrial collaboration.
Five times, guided aerial bombs were used by Russia to strike Zaporizhzhia. The attack damaged houses, an apartment building and a cancer hospital.
The missiles that Ukraine will be testing are designed to counter drones and can shoot targets from an altitude up to 2 km.
Matthew Miller, spokesperson for the U.S. State Department, said that “it’s not appropriate for us or any other country to force him into it.”
The city is home to the Saratov Oil Refinery (formerly known as Cracking Plant), which is a part of Rosneft – the state-run oil corporation
Since February 2022, Ukraine received over $37 billion of budget support from World Bank partnerships.
In a single attack, Russian forces killed nine and injured more than 40 people in Zaporizhzhia.
The air raid alert was sounded in Kyiv at around 9:30 pm local time on November 7, but the all-clear was not given until just after 7 am the next morning.
Since Ukraine launched its cross-border offensive at the beginning of August, Kursk Oblast has been a scene of heavy fighting.
This includes 1,580 casualties that Russian forces have suffered in the last day.
The attack caused damage to multiple residential buildings as well as a local primary school. According to preliminary information, one person died and nine others were injured.
Local authorities reported that at least 25 people were injured, and that there may be more trapped under the rubble. Search and rescue operations continue at the building.
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The Kyiv Independent interviewed Kurt Volker a few hours after Donald Trump won the U.S. Presidential election. He served as the U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations in 2017-2019 and as U.S. Ambassador to NATO in 2008/2009.
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