By Tom Balmforth

LONDON (Reuters) -Ukraine struck Russia’s port of Novorossiysk last week, forcing it to suspend oil exports. The Neptune missile it used is one of several long-range weapons Ukraine has developed since the 2022 invasion.

Here is an overview of some of these new Ukrainian armaments based on statements from Kyiv.

LONG NEPTUNE

Ukraine says its domestically produced “Long Neptune” is a ground-launched land-attack cruise missile with a range of up to 1,000 km (621 miles). It was developed from the shorter-range Neptune anti-ship missile that existed before the invasion.

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced its increased range in March. The military said on Friday it had been used to hit Novorossiysk, Russia’s largest Black Sea export hub. Ukraine says it is producing mo

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