Zelensky delivered the first batch of "Hell" drone missiles to the Defense Forces.

President Volodymyr Zelensky on Armed Forces Day delivered the first batch of the latest "Hell" drone missiles to the Ukrainian Defense Forces.

According to Ukrinform.

It is noted that this is the first series of domestically produced drone missiles that have been delivered to the military and launched into mass production.

"There have already been five successful uses of the 'Hell' drone missiles," the officials stated during the event.

The drone missile has a striking range of 700 km and a speed of 700 km per hour.

For security reasons, other technical specifications of the Ukrainian drone missile and the number of units delivered are not disclosed; however, it is worth reminding that the president previously mentioned this is a fundamentally new type of weaponry.

In addition, event participants emphasized that in terms of effectiveness, Ukrainian drone missiles are comparable to certain types of Russian cruise missiles, while being significantly cheaper.

As reported, the event was attended by, besides the head of state, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi, Minister of Defense Rustem Umerov, Minister of Strategic Industries Herman Smetanin, Deputy Minister of Strategic Industries Anna Hvozdiyar, and advisor to the President of Ukraine on strategic issues Oleksandr Kamyshin.

Updated at 15:17:

"The 'Hell' drone missile. Our Ukrainian weapon, which already has confirmed combat use. Today we delivered the first batch to our Defense Forces. Now the task is to ramp up production and deployment," emphasized the president.

Background. Earlier, Mind reported that the "Palyanytsia" missile entered mass production. The "Palyanytsia" is a development by a private startup.