Poroshenko shows off missile weapons test near Ukraine-Russia border
Ukrainian President Piotr Poroshenko announced that Kiev will test its newest missile weapons in the Chernigov region bordering Russia and Belarus.
"For Ukraine now there are completely new modern possibilities of increasing the accuracy, range and power of weapons," the Ukrainian president said on Wednesday in the Chernigov region, the Ukrainian news agency Ukrinform quoted him as saying.
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| Mr. Poroshenko. Photo Sputnik |
He said that "it is very important that these tests will take place on Chernigov soil".
Earlier on Saturday, Poroshenko said Ukraine needed missiles with high precision and long range, capable of hitting targets deep behind enemy lines.