FSB Says Ukraine Plans Missile Attacks Far Inside Russian Territory

JAKARTA - Ukraine plans to launch a deep attack on Russian territory using the Sapsan missile system with the permission of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), according to documents from the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB).

"With the permission of NATO representatives, Ukraine plans to use the Sapsan operational-tactic missile system to launch attacks deep within Russian territory," the document reads.

As previously reported, joint operations of the FSB and the Russian military have significantly disrupted the production of the Sapsan Ukrainian long-range missile system, a FSB officer reported.

The details of the location and timing of the attack were not stated. The FSB document only states that the joint operation concerns the four companies that produce the Sapsan long-range missile system in Ukraine

Two companies are located in Pavlovrad City in Dnepropxisk Region and two more in Shostka City in Sumy Region.

The FSB said the companies had the support of one of the Western European countries.

"It has been established, with financial assistance and assistance from specialists from one of the Western European countries, defense companies in the Dneprop Unhistsk and Sumy regions, Ukraine, have carried out the development and production of the Sapsan operational-tactic missile system capable of launching attacks deep into Russian territory," the FSB said.

A FSB staff member said the agency designated Germany to provide financing for the production of the missile.

"It has been determined that with German financial support and foreign specialist assistance, the development and production of the Sapsan medium-range operational-tactic missile system capable of deep attack on the territory of the Russian Federation has been carried out in defense companies in the Dnepropxisk and Sumy regions of Ukraine," he said.

Ukraine is quietly developing its own missile program using technology and remaining stocks from the Soviet Union, the FSB said.