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Ukraine hits Russia’s Progress rocket center in Samara with Flamingo missiles, Zelenskyy says
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President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed on Saturday, Aug. 15, that Ukrainian forces executed long-range strikes targeting strategic facilities in Russia , including the use of “ Flamingo “ missiles against an aerospace plant in the Samara region. Menu Multimedia About Policies Web links to Kyiv Post material are allowed provided that they contain a hyperlink to the stories and only a brief extract (not more than 10 percent) of the text. “In Russia’s Samara region, one of the key enterprises within Roscosmos—the Progress Center, which was involved, among other things, in electronics production–was hit,” Zelenskyy said on the social media site X. Samara region Governor Vyacheslav Fedorishchev reported a missile strike on an unnamed industrial facility, while Mayor Ivan Noskov stated that the city’s industrial infrastructure sustained localized damage. Even before the attacks, Russian space officials said demand for Soyuz rockets were exceeding the production capacity, Russian Space Web reports.
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“Flamingo missiles were used. A good achievement.” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed on Saturday that his country struck the Progress Rocket Space Center deep within Russia using ground-launched cruise missiles. “In Russia’s Samara region, one of the key enterprises within Roscosmos—the Progress Center, which was involved, among other things, in electronics production–was hit,” Zelenskyy said on the social media site X. “Flamingo missiles were used. A good achievement.” The largest city in the Samara Oblast, about 900 km from the Ukrainian border, Samara is home to Russia’s most important manufacturer of rockets. The Progress Center assembles the workhorse vehicle for Russia,
EN EN In brief: President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed on Saturday, Aug. 15, that Ukrainian forces used “Flamingo” missiles to strike the Progress Space Rocket Centre in Russia’s Samara region, 900 kilometers from the border. He also confirmed long-range attacks on the Savasleyka airfield, which hosts Russian missile carriers, and an oil facility in Ust-Luga. The confirmation follows earlier reports of explosions at the Samara aerospace industrial zone and drone activity in occupied Crimea. President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed on Saturday, Aug. 15, that Ukrainian forces executed long-range strikes targeting strategic facilities in Russia , including the use of “ Flamingo “ missiles against
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- President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed on Saturday, Aug.
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