As Russian aerial campaigns claim civilian lives at a pace 37 percent higher than the year before, Ukraine's President Zelenskyy has drawn a line in time: by the close of 2026, his nation must possess its own anti-ballistic missile system and battlefield-ready ballistic weapons. The Freyja programme represents something deeper than a defense contract — it is a country's refusal to remain perpetually dependent on the goodwill of others for its own survival. From Belgrade to the Black Sea, from Leipzig's tarmac to the refineries of Bashkortostan, the war has long since outgrown its borders, pres
Zelenskyy Pushes Homegrown Missile Defense as Ukraine Escalates Strikes Deep in Russia
Russian missile and drone strikes killed 17 people in Kyiv region; 1,396 civilians killed and 7,978 injured in Ukraine during first six months of 2026.