Ukrainian-made FP-5 Flamingo missiles hit Russian Iskander engine factory
Ukraine's defence forces used domestically-produced FP-5 Flamingo missiles to attack a plant in the Russian city of Votkinsk on the evening of 20 February. The facility manufactures engines for cruise and ballistic missiles.
Source: CyberBoroshno, a Ukrainian OSINT community, analysing information from Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU), on social media
Details: The analysts confirmed strikes on the Votkinsk plant's production workshops.
Quote: "The plant produces rocket engines for Iskander missiles and intercontinental ballistic missiles, particularly Oreshnik missiles. The strike has been confirmed; impacts were recorded on the plant's production workshops."
Denys Shtilierman, owner of Fire Point, the manufacturer of FP-5 missiles, posted a video of missile launches on the evening of 20 February, shortly before the strike, with the caption "No context. Context later."
Background: Ukrainian forces struck a Russian missile, ammunition and explosives arsenal near the village of Kotluban in Volgograd Oblast on the night of 11-12 February. The facility belonged to Russia's Main Missile and Artillery Directorate. The FP-5 attack was confirmed by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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