Ukraine dramatically steps up Flamingo missile strikes on Russia
Photo: military personnel launching a Flamingo missile (screenshot)
Ukraine has significantly intensified its strikes on Russia this summer using domestically produced Flamingo cruise missiles. The number of attacks has nearly doubled over the past six months, according to Russian media.
Russian media, analyzing data from the Russian Ministry of Defense, concluded that Ukraine has significantly increased the number of Flamingo missile strikes since February of this year.
According to the Agency, since June, the Russian Defense Ministry has claimed to have destroyed at least 57 missiles of this type. For comparison, from February to May, the ministry reported 31 intercepted Flamingos.
In the last two weeks alone, the Russian side has claimed at least 25 missiles shot down. At least four confirmed Flamingo strikes were recorded during the summer. Among the targets were enterprises of Russia's military-industrial complex.
Specific Flamingo strikes
On the night of August 15, Ukraine struck the Progress Rocket and Space Center in Samara with a Flamingo missile, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported.
On June 10, the VNIIR-Progress facility in Cheboksary was struck, followed by the Titan-Barrikady enterprise in Volgograd on June 27.
On July 24, the Vyatka Machine-Building Enterprise AVITEK in Kirov was hit. The use of Flamingo missiles in these cases was confirmed either by Zelenskyy or by the missile manufacturer, Fire Point.
Ukraine has not officially disclosed the number of missiles used.
According to the Agency's assessment, the Flamingo may gradually become Ukraine's primary missile for long-range strikes. Its stated range is up to 3,000 km.
