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Ukraine has carried out three tests of exo-atmospheric interception systems designed to destroy ballistic targets in near space<\/a>, primarily Russia\u2019s Oreshnik missile. The Guardian<\/a> reported this, citing MP Fedir Venislavskyi, who chairs the state security subcommittee of the Verkhovna Rada\u2019s national security and defence committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to Venislavskyi, Ukraine is now working out whether it can set up serial production of these systems. He warned that funding could become a serious problem. The Guardian gives no test dates or results, and does not name the system or its developer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The reasoning behind the project is that Oreshnik launch sites lie beyond the reach of Ukraine\u2019s longest-range weapons, so the missile has to be intercepted outside the atmosphere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n