Overview
- Ukrainian officials published clips showing the domestically built Flamingo fired at Russian-held targets, describing the sorties as the weapon’s first combat use.
- Reports from Ukrainian outlets say strikes hit an FSB border post and a patrol‑boat base near Armjansk on Crimea, with damaged boats and at least one Russian fatality.
- Satellite images depict severe damage at the border facility, while footage shows three launches from Ukraine’s coast without visible air‑defense interception.
- Kyiv touts a roughly 3,000‑kilometer reach and a powerful warhead for the missile and says serial production is planned with a goal of up to seven units per day, though these capabilities remain unconfirmed.
- Fire Point, the manufacturer, is under a NABU corruption investigation involving alleged overbilling and reported links to Timur Mindich, which the company denies.