Ukraine-Made ‘Flamingo’ Missile Hits Target 900 Km Inside Russia
Ukraine said the overnight assault used FP-5 Flamingo missiles and hundreds of drones, injuring three people and hitting oil and industrial sites.
- On Wednesday, June 10, 2026, Ukraine launched a massive overnight drone and missile campaign against military and industrial targets across Russia, with debris striking sites in the Krasnodar region and occupied Crimea.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky declared the first annual 'Day of the Unmanned Systems Forces' on Thursday, June 11, 2026, noting the military branch struck Russian targets worth nearly $40bn in the past year.
- In occupied Crimea and Russia, strikes damaged the 'Panorama of the Defence of Sevastopol' museum and ignited fires at the Kuybyshev oil refinery in Samara and Transneft pumping stations in the Vladimir region.
- Russia's Defense Ministry reported air defenses shot down four Flamingo cruise missiles and 766 drones, while explosions caused industrial damage at the VNIIR-Progress plant, which manufactures navigation modules for missiles.
- Expanding drone operations allow Kyiv to reach deep into occupied territory, enabling the military to continue 'long-range sanctions' against Russian logistics and oil infrastructure.
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Ukraine’s new homegrown “Flamingo” missile just hit a Russian defense plant over 1,000 miles away, and both sides are now racing to control the story of what really happened. Story Snapshot Ukraine says its FP-5 Flamingo missile struck a key Russian military plant in Cheboksary, far beyond the front lines. The target plant reportedly makes electronics and guidance parts for Russian missiles and drones, including Iskander systems. Open-source ph…
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What is known about the missile strikes on Russian territory? Flamingo missiles attacked a strategically important defense facility in Russia, flying over a thousand kilometers. RBC-Ukraine reports on the missiles' characteristics, what targets Ukrainian weapons have already hit, and whether Russian air defenses are capable of countering them. The FP-5 Flamingo missile is a Ukrainian cruise missile developed by Fire Point in partnership with the…
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