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Ukraine long-range strikes on Russian aerospace facilities

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Ukrainian forces have intensified long-range strikes against Russian military and aerospace infrastructure using domestically produced ‘FP-5 Flamingo’ missiles. Key targets included the Progress Rocket and Space Centre in the Samara region, located approximately 900 kilometers from the border, and the Savasleika military airbase in the Nizhny Novgorod region, which hosts MiG-31K aircraft. Ukrainian officials also reported damage to an energy and oil facility in the port of Ust-Luga. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed these strikes are part of a campaign to reduce Russia’s war potential by causing concrete damage to specific facilities. The Progress center is a key enterprise within the state corporation Roscosmos, involved in producing electronics and launch vehicles, including the Soyuz-2 family used for the Rassvet broadband satellite network. The Savasleika airbase is notable for hosting MiG-31K aircraft capable of carrying Kinzhal hypersonic missiles. While Russian officials in Samara claimed air defenses repelled a massive attack, resulting only in localized industrial ~~damage,~~ damage and several injuries, the Ukrainian General Staff confirmed direct hits and fires at the Progress center and the Savasleika airfield. This escalation coincides with rising diplomatic tensions, as the Russian Foreign Ministry has demanded explanations from the United States and Turkey regarding the potential transfer of ATACMS tactical missiles and launchers to Kyiv. Moscow has warned that such supplies would cause ‘inevitable damage’ to bilateral relations with Washington and Ankara, questioning their roles as potential mediators.

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