Overview

• President Volodymyr Zelensky called Flamingo “our most successful rocket” and said mass production could begin by February, characterizing both the range and the timeline as Ukrainian claims.
• New photos and videos released by Kyiv purport to show the missile and launch sequences, and Ukrainian outlet Dzerkalo Tyzhnia identified domestic firm FirePoint as the producer.
• Reporting describes a ground-launched cruise missile with a steel-rail trailer launcher, an estimated 1,000-kilogram warhead, a total mass of about six tonnes, a six-meter wingspan, and speeds near 850–900 km/h.
• Analyst H. I. Sutton assesses that the system could be used to strike large Russian drone-production facilities and other high-value industrial targets.
• Independent verification of performance and production scale has not been published, and Russia claims to have attacked Ukrainian missile production sites.