# Zelensky calls Russian ballistic missiles ‘main threat’ to Ukraine’s military industry

https://mins.news/en/item/27278

- TASS, 2026-08-20 12:52 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2175643

> Vladimir Zelensky said Russian ballistic missiles pose the greatest threat to Ukraine’s military-industrial complex, linking the issue to deliveries of Patriot system missiles by Kyiv’s partners. Russia’s Defense Ministry said its forces carried out a large overnight precision strike on military-industrial facilities in Kyiv and the surrounding region.

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