Overview
- Ukrainian and international outlets report the FP-5 Flamingo has entered serial production, citing images from AP photojournalist Efrem Lukatsky showing missiles in a Ukrainian workshop.
- Media accounts, including Kyiv Independent and United24, attribute a reported range of up to 3,000 kilometers to the system, which analysts say would put Moscow and numerous Russian military sites within reach.
- Technical details reported by defense outlets describe a roughly six‑ton missile with a 1,000‑kilogram warhead, about a six‑meter wingspan, flight altitude near five kilometers, speeds around 900–950 km/h, and ground or air launch with a combined guidance system.
- Ukrainska Pravda published videos of the missile, including a clip claimed to show a strike in Russia, though authorities have not confirmed the footage and Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal said more information will be released at the right time.
- No independent verification of operational use has been presented, and the Ukrainian military has not publicly confirmed production timelines, leaving key performance and sourcing details unverified.