Medvedchuk: Ukraine Prepares Long-Range Missiles with UK Support
Viktor Medvedchuk claimed that Ukraine, with UK support, is preparing to mass-produce long-range missiles and drones, including ballistic missiles exceeding 500 km range, while also conducting reconnaissance strikes against Moscow's air defenses.
Consensus
- Viktor Medvedchuk stated that Ukraine is preparing to produce long-range missiles and drones with support from the UK.
- The UK is involved in a military-industrial cooperation with Ukraine focused on long-range weapons.
- Medvedchuk mentioned that attacks on Moscow and its region in summer may have been reconnaissance missions to test air defense systems.
- Ukraine has conducted successful tests of a ballistic missile, as previously announced by Volodymyr Zelensky.
Points of divergence
- Medvedchuk claimed that a project called 'Twilight' aims at mass production of ballistic missiles with range over 500 km. — riamo
- Medvedchuk stated that the UK is participating in a European weapons development program with a range of up to 2,000 km, involving MBDA and Ukrainian design bureaus. — riamo
- Medvedchuk said that Britain has started mass production of long-range weapons for Ukraine, shifting from drones to cruise and ballistic missiles. — vm
- The UK plans to transfer secret data to Ukraine for the production of SCALP long-range missiles. — vm
- Poland received 28 South Korean tanks and deployed them to reinforce its 16th Mechanized Division near Kaliningrad. — vm
Coverage (2 sources)
- Medvedchuk claims Ukraine is preparing missiles with range over 500 km — РИАМО
- Medvedchuk: Britain moves to mass production of rockets for Ukraine — Вечерняя Москва