A video broadcast this week showed for the first time the massive shooting of Ukrainian strategic cruise missiles “Flamingo”, which struck targets on a territory controlled by Russia.
The images, published by the Telegram Mykolav Vanyok channel, show a triple launch at sunrise from the Ukrainian coast. Projectiles take off in sequence, powered by solid fuel boosters.
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The existence of this new weapon was not made public until August 17, when the photojournalist of the Associated Press, Efrem Lukatsky, shared the first photos on his Facebook page.
According to information available, the missile has:
- Ogive the 1 150 kg
- Range of more than 3,000 km
- Vitesse Maximum the 950 km/h
- Russian electronic war systems protection
The development process until its entry into service has taken less than nine months, stressing the speed with which the Ukrainian defense industry meets the needs of the conflict.
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Large -scale production
According to Irina Terekh, CEO and technical director of the Fire Point manufacturer, the missile has already entered mass production, with a forecast of 200 units per month.
The Associated Press reported on August 21, 2025 that the current production rate is a missile per day, but that it should increase in the coming months.
On August 20, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed the success of the tests and said that large -scale production would begin at the start of next year. However, he warned that the rate of the program depends directly on the available funding.
Source et images : Militarnyi Telegram @vanek_nikolaev. This content was created with the help of the AI and revised by the editorial team.
