Russia has figured out how to stop Ukraine’s most powerful missile
The Flamingo cruise missile is Ukraine's hardest-hitting deep strike munition. But what good is it if Russia usually shoots it down?
Since early July, Russian air defenses have been successful in shooting down the majority of Ukraine's most potent Flamingo cruise missiles. The A-50U radar planes of the Russian Air Force play a critical role in spotting and tracking these missiles as they approach the Russian border. Russia has managed to shoot down around 10-11 out of 11 Flamingos launched since July 1st.
On July 24th and 25th, Ukrainian Flamingo missiles successfully hit the Vyatka Machine-Building Enterprise Avitek missile plant in Kirov Oblast, inflicting significant damage to the Tor medium-range surface-to-air missile system production. Ukrainian engineers have been working to improve the Flamingo's low-flying capability to evade radar detection; however, these improvements have yet to show up in the statistics.
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