Video: Ukraine’s FP-5 ‘Flamingo’ Allegedly Hits Missile Plant Deep in Russia

A video circulating on Russian and Ukrainian social media channels purports to show the moment a Ukrainian FP-5 “Flamingo” cruise missile struck a missile plant in Votkinsk, more than 800 miles from the border.

The Flamingo is a domestically made long-range Ukrainian missile, and Kyiv is seeking to drastically increase its production.

The surveillance camera footage was first shared on Telegram by a Russian-language channel called “Spy Dossier”. It claimed to show the Ukrainian strike on Friday, February 20. Newsweek could not independently verify the footage.

The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said on Saturday that it had struck the Votkinsk plant with an FP-5.

They said the plant is used to produce ballistic missiles, including Yars, Bulava, Iskander-M, and Kinzhal.

“A fire was recorded on the facility’s premises. The results are being clarified,” the general staff said.

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