The missile program in Ukraine has not stopped for a day since 2019. Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Oleksiy Danilov said this on Facebook, after reports that the Russian cruiser "Moskow" was shelled and sank.
"Our missile program has not stopped for a day. Because some people pretend that after 2019 "everything is gone," and this is an absolute lie," Danilov wrote.
According to him, back in early July 2019, the President of Ukraine set tasks for the development of the Rocket and Missile Weapons Program for the period until 2030. This was done because of the urgency of the issue.
At that time, the program completed research work on the key projects Vilha and Neptune. Their range was increased, and the Wilha and Neptune were accepted for service. A unified model of cooperation of manufacturers of these projects was formed and the creation of additional production facilities and tests were deployed, the secretary of the CNSD noted.
"In August 2021, the CNSD decided on the development of missile armament until 2031, and the cost of this program should be more than 200 billion hryvnia," added the secretary of the CNSD.
On April 13, the head of the Odesa RSA, Maxim Marchenko, said that the missile cruiser Moscow went exactly where our border guards had sent it on Snake Island. According to him, the Neptun missiles, which stand guard over the Black Sea, caused very serious damage to the Russian ship.
The information that the Moskva is on fire was also confirmed by the Russian Defense Ministry. The ship was said to be seriously damaged and the crew abandoned the ship.
Later, the UC Yug reported that the cruiser Moskva capsized and began to sink after the AFU struck it with missiles.
The Russian Defense Ministry acknowledged late on April 14 that the cruiser sank.
