Denys Shtilerman
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Denmark to guarantee $112.6 million loan for Fire Point rocket-fuel plant on Danish soil
Denmark will provide a state guarantee for a 750 million Danish kroner (~$112.6 million) loan to the Danish subsidiary of Ukrainian defense manufacturer Fire Point, financing a solid rocket-fuel plant in South Jutland scheduled to be operational by the end of 2027. Danish Defence Minister Jeppe Bruus said Denmark is the first country to allow a Ukrainian defense enterprise on its territory, and that locating production abroad helps protect critical supply chains from Russian attacks.
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ATESH: Russia rushes to protect logistics bridges in south and Belgorod from possible Ukrainian strikes
The ATESH partisan movement says Russia's Southern Military District has ordered urgent reinforcement of key bridges and logistics hubs in Rostov, Taganrog, Crimea and Belgorod oblasts. Protective measures include Rosgvardia posts, anti-drone nets and electronic warfare equipment. The report comes after Ukraine confirmed frontline use of the FP-7 ballistic missile and announced the FP-9 will be ready this autumn.
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Zelenskyy: Ukraine will intensify strikes on Russian oil refineries, says FP-9 missile ready this autumn
In a wide-ranging Reuters interview, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine will step up strikes on Russian oil refineries in response to a new Russian aerial campaign, citing intercepted documents that he said point to a Putin-approved "new doctrine" allowing strikes on a broader range of civilian targets ahead of winter. He confirmed first combat use of the domestically produced FP-7 ballistic missile this week and said the longer-range FP-9, which he said can reach Moscow, will be ready this autumn. Zelenskyy also said he is ready to meet Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit in Miami in December while urging the United States not to normalize relations with Moscow until peace is restored.
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Zelensky announces first combat use of Ukrainian-made FP-7 ballistic missile
On 1 October, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the first combat use of the FP-7, a domestically developed tactical ballistic missile made by Ukrainian defense company Fire Point. He posted a launch video on social media but did not disclose the target, location, or outcome. The Wall Street Journal, citing its own sources, reported the missile was used against a target in Russian-occupied territory, though the success of the strike remains unclear.
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Von der Leyen announces EU–Ukraine joint missile defense, Patriot procurement and SAFE-funded program in State of the Union
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen used her 16 September State of the Union address to announce that the EU will jointly develop an affordable modular missile defense system with Ukraine based on the Freyja project, launch a new program for joint projects with Ukrainian defense companies using remaining SAFE funds, and urgently deliver American Patriot interceptor missiles newly procured for Ukraine. She framed the package as the EU's strongest-ever support for Ukraine ahead of what she described as the harshest winter of the war.