Can a "Flamingo" Cruise Missile Help Ukraine Turn the Tide?

"But the Flamingo is something different - a with a reported range of 1800 miles and the ability to carry more than 2,000 pounds of munitions, meaning that in one strike it could cause greater damage than even a swarm of drones. Compared to the top-class American Tomahawk cruise missile, the Flamingo is believed to be less accurate but with a similar range and a much heavier payload."

"Last week, Ukraine's General Staff it had used Flamingos as part of a strike that targeted "several dozen" military and infrastructure sites inside Russia and in occupied Crimea. The Flamingo's manufacturer, the Ukrainian firm Fire Point, to be producing between 1-2 missiles per day, with plans to scale to 7 per day by year's end, for a 2026 projected total of more than 2,500. "By December we'll have many more of them," Zelensky told reporters in August."

Ukraine has produced the Flamingo, a long-range cruise missile with a reported range of 1,800 miles and the ability to carry more than 2,000 pounds of munitions. The Flamingo can inflict greater damage in a single strike than swarms of drones, offers range comparable to the Tomahawk while being less accurate, and can be used against Russian targets without Western-imposed restrictions because it is manufactured in Ukraine. Ukrainian officials report operational missions including strikes in Crimea and inside Russia. Fire Point is producing 1–2 missiles daily with plans to scale to seven per day and to exceed 2,500 units by 2026.

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