(21 Aug 2025)
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Undisclosed location, Ukraine – 18 August 2025
1. Various of Ukrainian-made long-range FP-5 missiles at Fire Point defense company facility
2. Various of FP-5 missile tail fins in motion
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Iryna Terekh, Fire Point chief technical officer:
“Ukrainian weapon production is a huge guarantee of Ukraine’s independence, not only Ukrainian independence, but also European independence and European safety on the whole continent. Because right now Ukraine is holding this barrier, and let’s say it’s exporting safety to other countries which are standing behind Ukraine.”
4. Various of workers checking FP-5 missiles
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Iryna Terekh, Fire Point chief technical officer:
“The maximum range is 3,000 km (1,864 miles) confirmed, with an accuracy of 14 metres to target on this distance. The maximum speed is 900 kph (560 mph). The cruise speed can vary, and this I will not disclose. And the payload capacity is in the moment 1,150 kg (2,535 pounds). It was 1,000 at the very beginning, but then we found a spot how to enlarge it a little bit. And the overall MTOW (maximum takeoff weight) of the missile is six tons. It’s been launched with a solid rocket propellant and then goes with the turbojet engine of our own production, as well as a solid rocket booster production, it’s also our own production.”
6. Various of FP-5 missile tip
7. Various of FP-1 drone parts
8. Various of workers assembling FP-1 drone
9. Decal on FP-5 missile reading (English) “With love from UA (Ukraine)”
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Iryna Terekh, Fire Point chief technical officer:
“The result of the overall technical characteristics (for FP-1 drone) is not much different from a Shahed (Iranian made model). Of course, it has different construction, but the function is the same, despite of the fact that it can go a little bit more far, has a little bit a bigger payload, and is a little bit more advanced in terms of precise hit to a specific target. There was no(t) once a situation, where by accident FP-1 had hit a civilian infrastructure. Therefore, it is very convenient to understand how to plan a mission, to make it safe and to make it very precise. And also it’s five times cheaper than Shahed, which is very helpful for our country, which is not as rich. And we are relying on financial help from partners as well very much.”
11. Various of workers building FP-1 drone wings
12. Various of workers building FP-1 drone parts
STORYLINE:
When a Ukrainian-made drone attacked an ammunition depot in Russia last September, it showcased Kyiv’s determination to strike deep behind enemy lines and the prowess of its defense industry.
The moment was especially gratifying for the woman in charge of manufacturing the drones that flew more than 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) to carry out this mission.
For months after, Russia no longer had the means to keep up devastating glide bomb attacks like the one that had just targeted her native city of Kharkiv.
“Ukrainian weapon production is a huge guarantee of Ukraine’s independence,” said Iryna Terekh, the head of production at Fire Point.
Terekh spoke as she surveyed dozens of “deep-strike drones” that had recently come off the assembly line and would soon be used by Ukrainian forces to attack arms depots, oil refineries and other targets vital to the Kremlin’s war machine and economy.
Spurred by its existential fight against Russia — and limited military assistance from Western allies — Ukraine has fast become a global center for defense innovation.
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