Drone debris fell in the Maidan Square as Russia launched a daytime attack on Kyiv. Ukraine has completed 84 per cent of the requirements under the Association Agreement with the EU, a report shows. Ukraine could test its FP-7 ballistic missiles on Russia, defense producer says.
Drone debris fell in Maidan Square as Russia launched daytime attack on Kyiv
Russia carried out a daytime attack on Kyiv and the surrounding region on Monday. Explosions echoed out over the capital and drone debris fell in several city neighborhoods with some crashing onto the central Maidan Square.
Speaking on national television on Monday, Head of the Communications Directorate for Ukraine’s Air Force Command, Colonel Yuriy Ihnat explained what was unusual about the attack.
“Around 30 drones of various types targeted Kyiv region. The not-so-good news is that these drones have communication channels — mesh networks and other channels, and the enemy can control them. The better news is that almost all of them were shot down. The debris were also found in the center of the capital, they will be examined to identify [the drone type],” Ihnat said.
Russia is modernizing its drones so that they are less detectable and harder to jam, he added.
“If a Shahed drone is GPS-guided, it can strike, say, the heart of a power substation. If a Shahed is guided online, its pilot in Russia can direct it toward the most important, critical point at the substation — an exact transformer, to strike it at a certain angle,” advisor on defense technology to Ukraine’s Defense Minister, Serhiy Beskrestnov who goes by the call sign “Flash” told The New Voice of Ukraine last month.
Ukraine completes 84 per cent of requirements under Association Agreement with EU, report shows
Ukraine has completed 84 per cent of the requirements under the Association Agreement with the EU, the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration said in comments accompanying the release of the 2025 report on the agreement’s implementation on Monday.
The document reflects Ukraine’s progress in making reforms and aligning its legislation with that of the EU.
The country’s overall implementation pace for the agreement increased from 81 per cent in 2024 to 84 per cent in 2025.
The areas showing the largest progress in 2025 include the financial sector (82 per cent with 8 per cent growth from 2024), social policy and labor relations (87 per cent with 7 per cent growth), customs (96 per cent with 5 per cent growth) and agriculture (79 per cent with 5 per cent growth).
At the same time, the areas where Ukraine has progressed the most include statistics and information exchange (100 per cent), education, training and youth (99 per cent) and intellectual property (98 per cent).
This is the final report on the implementation of the Ukraine-EU Association Agreement, the office said. It will be succeeded by the National Program for the Adaptation of Ukrainian Legislation to the Legislation of the EU.
Ukraine to test its FP-7 ballistic missiles on Russia, defense producer says
Ukraine continues to develop its own FP-7 ballistic missile, co-founder and chief designer at Fire Point, Denys Shtilerman told Channel 24 on Sunday. The missile is analogous to U.S.-made ATACMS, but is several times cheaper to produce, he said.
It has a range of up to 300 kilometers, depending on the warhead weight, Shtilerman explained. It is less compact than its U.S. analogue. The company produces all parts on its own, except for the warhead which is custom-made.
“It has already been flight-tested. We are now moving to testing it on our ‘dear’ neighbors,” Shtilerman said.
Bureaucratic procedures affect the missile’s cost, he continued. The company codifies its missiles as drones, in line with a measure that the government offered to simplify the process.
“We don’t have time to codify them with old methods. Had we followed those regulations created by the defense bureaucracy, we’d be still testing our FP drone,” he said.
The FP-7 missile is classically designed, intended to strike mid-range targets.
The missile’s aerodynamics and guidance systems make it similar to Russia’s 48N6 missiles used in its S-400 air defense systems. Yet it has different targeting and flight control systems. Composite structures it uses allow to decrease the missile’s weight and increase its range.