We have yet to see how far President Trump will take his threat to supply Ukraine with Tomahawk cruise missiles, especially given the news that he will be meeting Vladimir Putin in Budapest after the two had a “productive” phone call. Putin clearly wanted to avoid any unwelcome announcements after Trump meets Ukraine’s President Zelensky tomorrow.
While on the topic of cruise missiles, one question has been whether Ukraine would have the capability to launch them. The answer to that is yes.
The New York Times:
In 2024, the U.S. Army deployed a new land-based launcher for Tomahawks and other naval missiles called Typhon, which is essentially a standard 40-foot shipping container concealing four missile tubes that rotate upward to fire.
As is noted in the report, it would be fairly straightforward for Ukrainians, who have proved to be quick studies when it comes to learning how to operate Western equipment, to use them.
Meanwhile, also via the New York Times:
Russian forces are using small drones armed with North Korean cluster munitions in attacks in southern Ukraine, as North Korea expands its support for Russia’s military, according to a report published on Thursday by a weapons research group.
Independent investigators who visited Ukraine last week examined a previously unknown type of North Korean cluster munition that was fitted to a Russian drone found near the city of Kherson on Sept. 23.