Zelenskyy confirms Flamingo strike on key Roscosmos facility and attack on Savasleyka airfield
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed a Flamingo missile strike on a key Roscosmos facility in Russia's Samara Oblast and an attack on the Savasleyka airfield in the Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where MiG-31 jets are based on Aug. 15.
On August 15, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that his country had launched a Flamingo missile strike on a crucial Roscosmos facility in Russia's Samara Oblast and targeted the Savasleyka airfield in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. This attack yielded significant results for Ukraine, according to the president. The Roscosmos Progress center in Samara, which played a role in electronics production, was hit by the Flamingo missiles.
The facility is located approximately 900 kilometers away from the Ukrainian border. Additionally, Ukraine's long-range sanctions extended to the Savasleyka airfield, situated about 700 kilometers from Ukraine. The attack caused damage to an oil facility in Ust-Luga, which is over 800 kilometers from the Ukrainian border. Previously, it was reported that a fire erupted at an industrial facility in Samara following the assault.
OSINT analysts suggested that the site might belong to the Aviakor aircraft plant or the Progress Rocket Space Center. It was also claimed that Ukraine employed a Flamingo missile to strike the rocket and space center, responsible for manufacturing Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicles used to deploy Rassvet satellites, Russia's counterpart to Starlink, into orbit.
Furthermore, a fire broke out near the Savasleyka airfield in Russia's Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where MiG-31K jets capable of carrying Kinzhal missiles are stationed.
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