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Test launch of the Ukrainian FP-7 ballistic missile developed by FirePoint.
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It's an interceptor (possibly derived from the S-300) being used as a ballistic missile while they figure out how to integrate it with air defense systems. For air defense it's potentially a lot cheaper than the alternatives and produced mostly domestically.
FP-9 is the ranged ballistic missile firepoint is working on. That I think is less about cost and more about not having to ask permission from a foreign government before shooting something.
The S-300 is good platform to start from. They don't have to worry about proprietary technology like the patriot missiles. They can borrow all the best bits and modernize it a bit to make it potentially more effective.