Fedorov said major changes had been introduced to the missile design. He said those changes delivered high strike accuracy while reducing the unit cost by 30%.
The minister did not explain how the cost reduction was achieved. He also did not say whether the missile’s performance parameters had changed.
For Sapsan, the estimated range is between 500 and 750 kilometres. Its warhead is assessed at about 500 kilograms.
The Ukrainian statement appears to match Russian reports from 30 June 2026. Russia said at the time that it had shot down a Ukrainian ballistic missile using S-300 and S-400 air defence systems.
According to those Russian reports, debris from the missile fell near Yudanovka. The village is about 40 kilometres south-west of Moscow.
The latest test suggests Russia may not have stopped Ukraine’s ballistic missile programme. Moscow claimed in August last year that it had struck Sapsan production facilities and storage sites.
Russia presented those strikes as eliminating the threat from the weapon. Ukraine later said in December 2025 that the missiles had entered service and serial production had begun.
The programme has been under development in Ukraine for more than a decade. Its progress is significant because it would give Kyiv a domestically produced ballistic missile option.
Ukraine is also developing another ballistic missile line through the private company Fire Point. That project is focused on the FP-9 missile.
