Ukraine already has missiles similar to German-made Taurus, defence minister says

Yevhen Kizilov - 11 May, 15:10

Mykhailo Fedorov. Photo: Dmytro Larin / Ukrainska Pravda

Ukrainian Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has said Kyiv already has missiles with a range similar to that of German-made Taurus missiles.

Source: Fedorov at a briefing with his German counterpart Boris Pistorius in Kyiv on 11 May, as reported by Interfax-Ukraine, a Ukrainian news agency

Quote: "As regards Taurus, of course, we already have missiles that operate at a similar distance and even longer. But there can never be too few such strike capabilities."

Details: Fedorov added that Ukraine is always open to having more strike capabilities.

Quote: "In fact, today we are already gaining a certain independence in this area. We have all seen strikes on Russia at a distance of 1,500 km. So Ukraine is doing its homework well."

Background:

In March, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he no longer sees any need to supply Ukraine with long-range Taurus cruise missiles in view of Kyiv's technological progress on the battlefield.
Pistorius arrived in Ukraine on the morning of 11 May for talks on expanding cooperation in the defence sector between Germany and Ukraine. He and Fedorov signed a Letter of Intent between the ministries on cooperation in defence technology innovation.

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