Ukraine Strikes Russian Military Plant and Oil Refinery with Flamingo Missiles
Ukraine conducted overnight long-range strikes inside Russia using FP-5 Flamingo missiles, hitting the VNIIR-Progress military-industrial plant in Cheboksary and the Kuibyshev oil refinery in Samara; Zelensky confirmed the strikes, while Moscow said air defenses downed 326 drones. Kyiv frames the operation as part of a broader long-range sanctions campaign targeting Russia’s military production and energy sectors, with the VNIIR-Progress plant linked to drone and missile components production.