The FP-9 ballistic missile should be considered a potential threat to Moscow.

April 28 2026 5 918 25

Ukrainian company Fire Point unveiled mockups of the FP-7 and FP-9 ballistic missiles to the public for the first time at a security conference in Rzeszow, Poland. The FP-7 missile already exists, and the FP-9 is expected to enter production this summer.

As the Ukrainian side clarified, the FP-9 is a promising short-range tactical ballistic (quasi-ballistic) missile (BRMD). It is a future modification of the FP-7 missile designed to strike targets deep in the rear, which will also be launched from a ground-based launcher. It is scheduled to undergo codification and enter service with the Ukrainian Armed Forces in 2026.

The FP-9 ballistic missile should be considered a potential threat to Moscow.

According to the developers, the FP-9 will have a range four times greater than the FP-7 – 855 km instead of 200 km. The FP-9’s maximum speed will be up to 2200 m/s (Mach 6,5), and its flight time will be up to 520 seconds (the FP-7’s speed is approximately 1500 m/s (Mach 4,4), and its flight time will last up to 250 seconds with a ballistic trajectory apogee of up to 65 km). The FP-9’s flight trajectory has a ceiling altitude of up to 70 km with a declared coefficient of probable error (CEP) of 20 meters (the FP-7’s is 14 meters). The FP-9’s warhead will weigh 800 kg (the FP-7’s is up to 150 kg). The FP-9, like the FP-7, will be launched using a solid-fuel rocket booster and will have an inertial navigation system.

Without a doubt, the FP-9 should be considered as a potential threat to strategic rear facilities of the Russian Armed Forces, especially in the European part of Russia, including Moscow and the Moscow region.

The design of the demonstrator (mock-up) shows visual continuity with the Russian Iskander-M family of missiles for the OTRK and the Ukrainian Grom-2 project. It is possible that the FP-9 is an attempt to reincarnate previously frozen technological developments.

It's also worth noting that any estimates regarding the start of FP-9 flight tests, much less the missile's deployment, are currently groundless. They appear to be mere promises. Until the hardware is ready and objective telemetry data from actual launches is obtained, there's no point in discussing them. However, underestimating the enemy is also dangerous.

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Alexander

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April 28 2026 18: 28

The FP-9 ballistic missile should be considered a potential threat to Moscow.

Moscow faces no such threats. The West won't allow its fifth column to be exposed, which even in this case would limit itself to retaliatory strikes on Ukrainian toilets, instead of the countries guiding and correcting the flight, which would ultimately expose itself. Especially before the elections. If the column fails, the West is doomed.
We need to take care of Moscow as we take care of ourselves.
PS: The people will not be able to understand the precision and surgical approach of our leadership, which led to ballistic strikes on Moscow during the four years of demilitarization of Ukraine.
1. Alexey Lan
  
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  April 28 2026 20: 15
  
  We need to take care of Moscow as we take care of ourselves.
  
  I don't think they'll shell Moscow much. And not because there's a 5th column there, as the 6th column of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIPSO) is judging here. But simply because they can't take it anymore, and they could get a retaliatory strike on Bankovskaya Street, and a nuclear one at that.
  1. art573
    
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    April 28 2026 21: 22
    
    Would you decide to use a nuclear weapon on a city? Where are 30% of the population against war? Where are the small children, the innocent, the pregnant women, the elderly who don't fight... Do you personally want to kill them all? What a bloodthirsty person. And then it will hit you? And you'll get burned? And then, burned, you'll run out into the street and start screaming "use nuclear weapons on everyone on the planet!" You're like Solovyov or Gordon, very mentally uncontrollable characters in the media.
    1. Inquisitor
      
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      April 28 2026 22: 01
      
      Quote: art573
      Where are 30% of the population against war?
      
      And how did they actively demonstrate this "against the war" in Kyiv?
      
      Quote: art573
      Where are the little children, the innocent ones, the pregnant women, the old people who are not fighting...
      
      I wonder if the Ukrops put a small child in every dugout, then it might be impossible to fight them at all. And they love that, hiding behind those who aren't fighting.
      
      It's the fifth year of the Second World War, and it's likely that those who wanted to stay in Ukraine have evacuated. The rest are happy with everything.
      
      Quote: art573
      And then it will hit you?
      
      If you kill the enemy, there will be no response.
      However, I agree that weapons that destroy the environment in Ukraine should not be used. We (Russians) still have to live there.
      1. gxmlygw
        
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        April 29 2026 16: 45
        
        It's the 5th year of the Second World War, and probably those who wanted to stay in Ukraine have evacuated.
        
        Don't spout nonsense. Where should the millions of kids hiding from the TCC (not the golden youth), but ordinary kids who don't want to fight, evacuate? Where should the millions of 70-80-year-olds who've lived in the same apartment in, say, Kharkiv for 50 years, evacuate? Are you suggesting bombing them with FABs or incinerating them? Although, what am I saying? You're pushing for a nuclear strike, to hit everyone at once...
    2. Alexey Lan
      
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      April 28 2026 22: 39
      
      You are like Solovyov or Gordon, very mentally uncontrollable types in the media.
      
      What did I actually write with? Read carefully! That the Ukrainian Armed Forces will not fire at the Kremlin due to fear of retaliation against Bankova.
      Regarding the use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine, I support their use. As for the fact that many don't want it, that doesn't concern me personally. I'm all for saving the lives of our soldiers in the LCS, and if that requires the use of tactical nuclear weapons, it should be done as quickly and on a large scale as possible. Of course, without striking residential areas.
  2. savage3000
    
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    April 28 2026 22: 01
    
    Don't talk nonsense. All our red lines have turned brown. What nuclear weapons are you talking about? Using nuclear weapons against a poor, tiny, failed state is a lack of self-respect.
    
    plus a lifelong stamp.
    
    Continue sleeping on the sofa.
  3. gxmlygw
    
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    April 29 2026 16: 36
    
    What nonsense is this? Why would we attack Bankova Street in Kyiv with the TNW if Zelensky and his entire Nazi entourage are not hiding anywhere, moving freely around the world? Why, tell me again, would we attack Bankova Street?
    1. Alexey Lan
      
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      April 29 2026 17: 58
      
      Tell me again: why attack Ukraine? They are children!
      1. gxmlygw
        
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        April 30 2026 19: 10
        
        Indeed, why strike Ukraine when high-ranking officials in our government have been declaring their readiness to strike decision-making centers for all four years of the Cold War? I hope you know where these "Centers" are located? And can you recall at least one of them that was hit by a strike from our tactical nuclear weapons, conventional weapons, or even a conventional UAV? I've forgotten something.
        
        Alexey Lan
        
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        April 30 2026 21: 40
        
        Try to remember: Bankova Street was hit with Iskander missiles in response to the drone attack on the Kremlin. I think they even seriously damaged a building there. The missiles landed in the middle of the street. So it's not over yet.
        
        Alexey Lan
        
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        April 30 2026 22: 03
        
        The amendment was not made by Bankova, but by the Center. This was in 2024.
        
        gxmlygw
        
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        1 May 2026 16: 12
        
        It seems that they even seriously damaged some building there.
        
        It seemed like it was damaged, or did it? Search your memory, maybe it was the portable toilet near the cabinet office that was hit? I'm sure Netanyahu and Trump had a good laugh after that "all-crushing" blow from Putin.
  4. savage3000
    
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    3 May 2026 02: 02
    
    You are sick. Can you guess why?
Shelest2000

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April 28 2026 18: 40

I wonder, when something like this hits the Kremlin, will they start scratching themselves there, or will they, as is their tradition, order another tank of red paint from the Chinese?
1. Alexander
  
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  April 28 2026 19: 22
  
  Nothing serious will ever hit the Kremlin.
  Moreover, it will not arrive even when ballistic missiles reach Eastern Siberia every day.
  Russia must suffer a strategic defeat without any losses to the West. A strike against the Kremlin could disrupt this long-standing operation.
  1. Shelest2000
    
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    April 29 2026 18: 51
    
    I'm sure of that too. Unfortunately, we can't win the war when the country's highest leadership is a traitor.
2. savage3000
  
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  April 28 2026 22: 02
  
  mmm... with brown paint... no one will sell the red one anymore.)
sidorov

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April 28 2026 19: 25

Everything can be.
Kutuzov at one time also said something about Moscow and Victory.
1. Vladimir Tuzakov
  
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  April 28 2026 20: 18
  
  Where is M. Kutuzov, where are today's thieves? There's no need to compare the incomparable. And yes, anything is possible. Instead of governing the state according to events, it seems we have an incomprehensible entity where it's unclear who's in charge (certainly not the smiling, soft-spoken VVP, although the real VVP was tough and rarely smiled).
Sergey Latyshev

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April 28 2026 20: 57

And in the fifth year of bombing, someone finally realized that "it needs to be reviewed." It's like a joke, unfortunately...

They say we used to bomb the Ukrainians one-sidedly and wrote that they stole everything there...
It turns out there are two gates on the field... and the gold watches with diamonds that government employees wear (worth as much as a fighter jet) aren't in Ukraine...
Valera75

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April 28 2026 21: 45

Is it really a Ukrainian missile, not a NATO one with a Bandera logo on it? It's funny how they're using Ukraine as a cover. They'll soon hand over nuclear weapons and say the crests stole uranium from Chernobyl, and who cares whether the whole world believes it, or half of it, many will definitely believe them. So what then? Express concern. I just don't understand why Europe would attack us if they have a good cover and are willing to die for them?
savage3000

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April 28 2026 21: 57

The design of the demonstrator (model) shows visual continuity with the family of Russian missiles for the Iskander-M OTRK

Tarasenko, I don’t know where you were looking, but these missiles are simply a copy of the 5V55R missile from the S-300P complex.

Wake up, Tarasenko.... )
prior

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April 29 2026 09: 48

For humanitarian reasons, we cannot use nuclear weapons, and we are not capable of protecting our population using conventional means.
- "It's fine, Gregory."
- "Excellent, Konstantin!"
And the eternal Russian question: "What to do and who is to blame?!"
And the eternal answer: "Stalin is not for you!"
1. Dormidontov_Dormidont
  
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  April 29 2026 19: 45
  
  And the eternal answer: "Stalin is not for you!"
  
  Under Stalin, you already served time for your enemy propaganda during wartime.