Ukraine strikes Russian military plant in Cheboksary with long-range missiles
Ukrainian forces carried out a missile attack on a military plant in Cheboksary, Russia, using FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles, striking over 900km from the front line. The plant supplies drone and missile components to Russian forces, and Ukraine also reported hitting targets in Mariupol, Samara, and the Black Sea. The strike represents a rare deep penetration into Russian territory as Ukraine intensifies attacks on military and energy infrastructure.
President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that Ukrainian FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles struck the VNIIR-Progress military plant in Cheboksary, Chuvash Republic, overnight. The facility produces components for drones and missiles used by Russian forces. Local officials confirmed three people were injured in the attack, though the extent of damage to the plant itself was not immediately confirmed. Ukraine also reported simultaneous strikes on the Moscow-occupied port of Mariupol, a Russian oil refinery in Samara, and a "shadow fleet" oil tanker in the Black Sea. The attack occurred amid intense overnight drone warfare, with Russia claiming to have intercepted 326 Ukrainian drones while Ukraine's air force reported downing 181 of 207 Russian drones fired, with 21 direct hits across 14 locations causing at least two deaths and 26 injuries.
What different sources said
- BBC Top StoriesCenter
Ukraine says missiles hit military plant deep inside Russia
- Al JazeeraLeft
Ukraine-made ‘Flamingo’ missile hits target 900 km inside Russia
- EuronewsCenter
Kyiv hit Russian military plant using Ukrainian-made Flamingo missile, Zelenskyy says
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