Ukrainian woman designing a ballistic missile to put Moscow in reach

Iryna Terekh — a former architect who wears mismatched earrings and sets her own dress code — now runs Fire Point, one of Ukraine’s leading drone makers, highlighting the country’s unexpected civilian-to-defense pivots.
Fire Point has rapidly scaled up, producing an estimated 300–400 long‑range attack drones per day, claimed a 1,000‑mile cruise‑missile strike, and says it’s close to deploying a domestically made ballistic missile.
Ukraine’s tech scene has turned into a defense innovation hub — startups with civilian roots, low bureaucracy and close military ties are attracting U.S. interest and reshaping Ukraine’s export profile beyond being just a “breadbasket.”