# Zelensky says Russia is seeking to expand ballistic missile production

https://mins.news/en/item/11990

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-08-02 10:54 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/russia-seeks-to-expand-ballistic-missile-production-zelensky-says/

> Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia is working to expand its ballistic missile production. U.S. President Donald Trump had said he would allow Ukraine to produce Patriot interceptor missiles domestically. Trump reversed that offer only hours before Russia carried out its latest ballistic missile strike on Kyiv. The episode links the disputed missile-production proposal to the timing of the attack.

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