Syrskyi Approves Ukraine 2030 Artillery Roadmap: Domestic Missiles, 2,000 km Strike Range, Soviet Systems Out
Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi approved a long-term rocket forces and artillery concept on June 9, setting a 2030 target for Ukraine to build a domestic missile-and-drone network with a reach of up to 2,000 kilometres. The plan calls for serial production of domestic ballistic and cruise missiles, including the Flamingo cruise missile already in production with a claimed 3,000 km range, while phasing out Soviet-era systems that cannot be modernised. Syrskyi said the strategy runs in parallel with current battlefield operations in which Ukrainian artillery carries out thousands of fire missions daily.
Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi approved a long-term concept for Ukraine's rocket forces and artillery development through 2030 on June 9, outlining plans to build a layered long-range strike capability capable of reaching targets at up to 2,000 kilometres into Russian-held or Russian territory. "We must increase our ability to deliver firepower across the enemy's entire operational-strategic and strategic depth," Syrskyi wrote on Telegram.
The concept foresees domestically produced artillery systems becoming the backbone of Ukraine's future force structure. Soviet-calibre artillery that cannot be modernised or repaired is to be gradually phased out; Ukraine will retain selected advanced foreign systems supplied by partner countries. A parallel priority is the expansion of missile forces through completion of development and serial production of domestic ballistic and cruise missiles, integrated with unmanned aerial systems into a single long-range strike network. Among existing programmes, Syrskyi cited the Flamingo cruise missile, which has a claimed range of 3,000 km and is already in serial production, as illustrating the direction of the broader effort.
Syrskyi identified artillery reconnaissance as a critical gap the concept is intended to close, arguing that the effectiveness of modern artillery depends on intelligence quality and the speed of information transfer rather than on firepower alone. He said Ukraine operates one of the most diverse artillery inventories globally and gains continuous combat experience against a numerically superior adversary, with thousands of fire missions carried out daily. Challenges acknowledged in the concept include dependence on foreign ammunition supplies, logistical complexity from maintaining multiple systems, and limited range in some platforms.
"Some may think the era of artillery is ending, but the experience of this war proves the opposite," Syrskyi said. "While fighting a difficult war today, we must simultaneously build the military of the future."
The 2030 roadmap builds on Ukraine's existing Logistics Lockdown deep-strike programme, under which Ukraine had reported doubling strikes beyond 50 km and 31,530 Russian casualties by June 5, and follows Syrskyi's June 6 report that Russia had concentrated over 140,000 troops across three southern front sectors.