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Zelensky Says Flamingo Missiles Reached Votkinsk Target as Ukraine Restarts Production

OSINT imagery indicates damage at Russia’s strategic Votkinsk facility that manufactures ballistic missiles.

Overview

  • Ukraine’s General Staff said FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles struck the Votkinsk Machine Building Plant in Udmurtia, a site linked to Yars, Bulava, Iskander-M and Kinzhal systems.
  • Zelensky said the domestically made missiles flew about 1,400 kilometers to the target and that every missile launched reached it despite Russian air defenses.
  • Satellite analysis by the OSINT group CyberBoroshno shows a roughly 30-by-24-meter hole in the roof of shop No. 19, consistent with a strike and subsequent fire.
  • Fire Point reported two Russian attacks that destroyed major workshops and caused significant losses, yet diversified capacity allowed production to resume; one employee was killed near Vyshhorod.
  • Kyiv aims to expand Flamingo output to reduce reliance on allies, with growth dependent on financing and component access, while purported strike footage circulating online remains unverified.