Ukraine strikes major Russian ammo depot with 'Flamingo' missile as Trump urges Zelenskyy to move on deal

Video released this week shows Ukraine launching domestically produced FP-5 "Flamingo" cruise missiles, arsenic Kyiv pushes deeper strikes connected Russian subject infrastructure astir 4 years into the war.

Ukraine’s subject said the missiles were utilized successful an overnight onslaught connected February 11 to 12 targeting a missile, ammunition and an explosives arsenal adjacent the colony of Kotluban successful Russia’s Volgograd Oblast, describing the installation arsenic belonging to Russia’s Main Missile and Artillery Directorate, known arsenic GRAU, and said it was among the largest ammunition retention hubs utilized by Russian forces. 

Ukrainian officials said almighty explosions and secondary detonations were recorded astatine the site, portion the grade of harm was inactive being assessed.

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Ukraine launches domestically produced long-range FP-5 "Flamingo" cruise missiles toward targets successful Russia. (East2West)

Russian determination authorities acknowledged an incidental astatine a Defense Ministry installation successful the aforesaid area. Volgograd Governor Andrey Bocharov said aerial defenses repelled a rocket onslaught and that falling debris triggered a occurrence astatine a subject installation adjacent Kotluban. He said an evacuation of adjacent residents was ordered during firefighting due to the fact that of the menace of detonation. Anadolu Agency reported that buses were prepared to determination residents to impermanent accommodation centers.

Russia’s Defense Ministry has besides publically referenced the Flamingo system. In a regular update carried by Russian authorities media, the ministry said its aerial defenses changeable down 5 Flamingo long-range cruise missiles implicit the erstwhile 24 hours. The ministry did not supply grounds successful the statement, and Kyiv has not confirmed however galore missiles were intercepted.

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Footage shows the motorboat of Ukraine’s homegrown long-range "Flamingo" cruise missiles during a onslaught connected Russian subject infrastructure (East2West)

Ukraine has progressively highlighted indigenous long-range capabilities, including the FP-5. An East-to-West News bureau video study antecedently cited Ukrainian officials describing the missile’s scope arsenic 3,000 kilometers, oregon astir 1,864 miles, and said officials assertion accuracy wrong astir 14 meters, though battlefield show is hard to independently verify.

In effect to a reporter's question connected the talks betwixt the sides, President Donald Trump enactment the onus backmost connected President Zelenskyy to marque a deal. 

"Well, Zelenskyy is going to person to get moving. Russia wants to marque a deal, and Zelenskyy is going to person to get moving otherwise, he's going to miss a large opportunity. He has to move," helium said.

 A caller circular of U.S.-brokered talks betwixt Russia and Ukraine is expected successful Geneva adjacent week, adjacent arsenic warring persists on the much than 1,200-kilometer beforehand line.

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Ukraine fires six FP-5 Flamingo missiles successful a nighttime onslaught connected Russia’s 117th GRAU arsenal successful Kotluban, Volgograd region. Feb. 11. 2025 (East2West)

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Ukrainian officials said Russian attacks crossed Ukraine continue, saying connected Friday that a Russian drone battle connected larboard infrastructure adjacent Odesa killed 1 idiosyncratic and injured six others, portion a abstracted onslaught adjacent the eastbound beforehand enactment killed 3 brothers, including an eight-year-old and wounded their parent and grandmother.