Denmark to Host Ukrainian Long-range Missile Fuel Production
By Sebastian Elias Uth
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – A Ukrainian weapons manufacturer will begin production of fuel for long-range missiles in Denmark, the Danish government said on Wednesday, marking the first expansion abroad by a Ukrainian defence company.
The Ukrainian company is Fire Point, maker of the Flamingo missiles, which President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has described as his country’s most successful weapon.
In June, Zelenskiy said Ukraine was in talks on joint weapons production with Denmark, Norway, Germany, Canada, Britain, and Lithuania.
The fuel production will be located near Denmark’s Skydstrup air force base, home to the Nordic country’s fleet of F-16 fighter jets.
“It is a helping hand to Ukraine’s struggle for security, their own independence and, not least, their opportunity to live in peace,” Danish Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen told journalists.
Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen speaks at the presentation of the first Ukrainian defense company that will establish production on Danish soil, at a press conference at the Ministry of Defense in Copenhagen, Denmark September 3, 2025
Denmark has been a steadfast supporter of Ukraine since Russia’s all-out invasion of Ukraine began in 2022 and has so far contributed 67.6 billion Danish crowns ($10.13 billion) in military support, according to the Danish foreign ministry.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen welcomes Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at Marienborg on the day of Nordic-Baltic Eight (NB8) leaders meeting, near Copenhagen, Denmark, September 3, 2025.
The Danish government recently allocated 500 million crowns to support Ukrainian firms expanding in the Nordic country.
($1 = 6.3751 Danish crowns)
