Denys Shtilerman

Fire Point co-owner posts video of Flamingo missile launched at Russian plant

On July 24, Fire Point chief designer and co-owner Denys Shtilerman posted a video on X showing a Flamingo missile being launched at the Avitek plant in Kirov, Russia.

24 July, 10:35 AM

Ukraine’s Patriot alternative could enter mass production in August, Fire Point says

Recent tests of the FP-7.X ballistic missile interceptor conducted by Fire Point were “quite successful,” and mass production could begin as early as August 2026 under optimal conditions, company co-founder Denys Shtilerman said in an interview with the Financial Times.

10 June, 03:22 PM

Ukraine aims FP-9 ballistic missile at Moscow as summer test window opens

Ukraine could be capable of striking Moscow this summer or in early fall with Ukrainian-made FP-9 ballistic missiles, Denys Shtilerman, chief designer and co-owner of Ukrainian defense company Fire Point, said in an interview with journalist Olesya Batsman on June 3.

4 June, 02:51 PM

Ukraine turns FP-1 drones into ambush weapons against Russian jets in Crimea

Ukrainian drones are laying ambushes near Russian airfields in occupied Crimea to destroy Russian aircraft, Fire Point co-founder Denys Shtilerman told the Financial Times.

28 May, 12:44 PM

Inside Fire Point’s secret drone lab, Ukraine turns Soviet rocket stockpiles into new strike weapons

Three months ago, NV published a major report on FP drones, which have come to embody Ukraine’s leap in medium- and long-range strike capability. Since then, Fire Point has begun producing new weapons, some built around unusual engineering solutions and tactics. NV journalist Serhii Okunev gained access to the company’s secret R&D unit.

27 May, 03:04 PM

Fire Point faces scrutiny over contracts and financing

Fire Point co-founder Denys Shtilerman said he met with businessman Timur Mindich at Mindich’s apartment in central Kyiv about 15 times. Shtilerman made the statement on May 25 during a hearing of the Verkhovna Rada’s temporary investigative commission chaired by lawmaker Oleksiy Honcharenko.

26 May, 10:28 PM

AMCU reviewing UAE offer for stake in Fire Point

Investors from the United Arab Emirates want to buy a stake in Ukrainian defense contractor Fire Point, company chief designer and current owner Denys Shtilerman told the Ukrainian parliament on May 25.

25 May, 09:17 PM

Ukraine's Fire Point launches satellites, eyes Tomahawk replacement, plans European air defense shield

Ukrainian arms manufacturer Fire Point has launched two satellites this year and plans to put "dozens" more into orbit in 2027, co-founder and chief designer Denys Shtilerman told the Financial Times on May 14, as the company rapidly expands its missile, drone, and space capabilities.

14 May, 04:30 PM

Mindich offered $1 billion for 50% of Fire Point, co-founder says

Fugitive businessman Tymur Mindich at one point offered $1 billion for a 50% stake in Ukrainian defense contractor Fire Point, company co-owner and chief designer Denys Shtilierman told a parliamentary committee on May 13.

14 May, 01:46 AM

Fire Point co-founder denies Mindich link

Denys Shtilierman, chief designer and co-founder of defense contractor Fire Point, denied media reports about the company’s ties to fugitive businessman Timur Mindich and called on the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) to review the matter.

30 April, 08:31 PM

Fire Point aims to build cheaper Patriot alternative by 2027

Ukrainian missile and drone manufacturer Fire Point plans to develop its own air defense system by 2027 that it says would be a low-cost alternative to the Patriot, Fire Point co-founder and chief designer Denys Shtilierman told Reuters on April 6.

7 April, 11:28 AM

Fire Point posts video of FP-7 ballistic missile tests

Denys Shtilierman, chief designer at Ukrainian defense firm Fire Point, published video footage showing test launches of the company’s new FP-7 ballistic missile on Feb. 27.

27 February, 09:05 PM

Fire Point co-founder posts Flamingo launch video after Udmurtia strike

Denys Shtilerman, co-owner and chief designer of the Ukrainian defense company Fire Point, published a short video on Feb. 21 showing the launch of what he described as Flamingo missiles — the same weapons that experts say may have been used in a strike on a missile plant in Russia’s Udmurt Republic.

21 February, 10:30 AM

Defense contractor Fire Point addresses Mindich ties

Tymur Mindich, a Ukrainian businessman at the heart of the unfolding energy sector corruption scandal, sought to acquire a 50% stake in defense contractor Fire Point, company co-owner and chief designer Denys Shtilerman said on Nov. 21.

22 November 2025, 02:06 AM

Denys Shtilerman