According to "Russia Today" (RT), the Ukrainian media "Ukraine New Voice", Ukrainian President Zelensky revealed in an interview on the website of the Ukrainian TV station TSN on 26 local time that there are technical and financing problems in the production of long-range cruise missiles "Fire Bird".

"There are technical problems with the production of the Flamingo missile." Zelenskyy said that "there was a delay in financing by the partners, which is currently being resolved". However, Zelensky insisted that the missiles ordered by the government "will all be delivered before the end of the year."

Zelensky said, ¡°Ukraine has found its own resources to pay and will receive a certain amount of money, the exact amount of which has not yet been disclosed.¡±

Zelensky said on October 9 that Ukraine has successfully jointly used the domestic "Neptune" missile and the "Flamingo" long-range cruise missile. It is reported that the "Flamingo" cruise missile has a range of 3000 kilometers and has entered the mass production stage, while the "Neptune" missile has also been successfully used for ground attacks, with a future range of 1000 kilometers. Zelensky said that Ukraine's recent long-range strikes against Russia relied entirely on its own weapons system.

On October 23 local time, Zelensky, who attended the EU summit in Brussels, said that Ukraine's independently developed "long-range strike capability has a range of up to 3,000 kilometers." In response, Russian President Vladimir Putin responded in an interview that day, "This is an attempt to escalate the situation. But if such weapons are used to attack Russian territory, the response will be extremely severe, even overwhelming. Let them think about it."