Ukraine’s defense industry has increased the range of the Neptune cruise missile. The missile is capable of striking at a distance of 1000 kilometers.

This was announced by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi.

“Long Neptune” has already been tested and successfully used in combat with precise strikes.

“Today we also had reports on our missile program. We have significant results. A new Ukrainian missile, an accurate strike. The range is a thousand kilometers. I thank our Ukrainian developers, manufacturers and military,” Zelenskyi said.

Ukrainian cruise missiles of the Neptune complex have long been used by the Defense Forces to strike important targets.

In 2024, these cruise missiles hit ammunition depots both in the temporarily occupied territory and in Russia. In addition, the oil depots of the aggressor country were also hit by them.

At the same time, there is almost no official confirmation of the use of these missiles.

Only from time to time do the press services or anonymous sources in the Ukrainian military and intelligence services report such strikes.

In November last year, it became known that the Ukrainian defense industry had produced more than a hundred missile weapons in 2024.

The adaptation of the Neptune anti-ship missile to hit ground targets was first reported in April 2023. At that time, a representative of the Ukrainian defense ministry said that designers had been working on modifying the missile to hit ground targets.

The “Long Neptune” can be launched from the same launcher as the previous anti-ship version of this cruise missile, the R-360 Neptune.

The missile also received a new guidance system. A satellite positioning system was installed to control the flight’s marching section. And on the final part of the flight, guidance is carried out using an infrared homing system.