Ukraine’s domestic ballistic missile program has produced test results showing “strong potential,” President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his evening address on August 6, 2026, while making clear the design has yet to become a fielded weapon. The address left the question open regarding which of Ukraine’s ballistic missile efforts was being referred to. An unidentified Fire Point missile climbs under rocket power during a launch. This push comes as Ukraine struggles to source interceptors capable of engaging Russian ballistic missiles. The threat itself continues to grow, with a North Korean missile unit deploying to western Russia with up to 120 ballistic missiles.