Missile and drone maker Fire Point, which says it currently facilitates more than 60% of Ukraine's so-called "long-range sanctions," has scaled exponentially since being founded in response to Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022. The defense-tech startup produced around 200 drones that year, a feat CEO Iryna Terekh described as a "huge achievement." Russian President Vladimir Putin has previously framed the conflict as a pursuit to reverse Russia's post-Soviet retreat and revive Moscow's superpower status. Russian forces, meanwhile, have increased the number of missile strikes on Ukrainian cities, likely seeking to exploit Kyiv's shortage of ballistic missile interceptors. A hold-up in European funding has also prevented the company from maximizing production of its Flamingo cruise missile, Terekh said.