Ukraine not only gets military aid from its supporters, but produces its own weapons, too | DW News

Ongoing US military support for Ukraine looks anything but certain — even as Russia continues to attack its critical infrastructure with drones and cruise missiles. The Ukrainian military has been able to turn to Germany for additional air defense systems — one of them called the "IRIS-T". Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced that his country has successfully deployed a long-range guided cruise missile. That would expand its ability to strike deep into Russia. The so-called Long Neptune is a version of the anti-ship Neptune. Zelenskyy claims the Long Neptune can reach targets up to 1,000 kilometers away. 0:00 DW correspondent Max Zander was given the opportunity to meet with an Iris - T crew in western Ukraine 2:43 Ukraine deploys self-produced cruise missile 3:28 Mykola Bielieskov, Research fellow at the Ukrainian National Institute for Strategic Studies #russiaukrainewar #ukraine #weapons For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1