Video footage has surfaced showing Ukraine’s domestically produced Flamingo cruise missile being launched in combat against a Russian target.
The footage was released by the Ukrainian outlet Dzerkalo Tyzhnia, which reported that the Flamingo, built by Kyiv-based manufacturer Fire Point, is equipped with a 1,150-kilogram warhead and has a range of 3,000 kilometers.
“Combat use of Flamingo missiles, which has already been underway for some time, has proven effective and successfully struck designated targets inside Russia,” the outlet reported.
First videos of Ukrainian “Flamingo” missile launches have emerged. The video was published by Ukrainian outlet Dzerkalo Tyzhnia. The outlet also reports that the missile has a 1,150 kg warhead and a 3,000 km range. It claims the missiles have already been used pic.twitter.com/gPaRrY8tQy
— Tatarigami_UA (@Tatarigami_UA) August 18, 2025
Associated Press photographer Efrem Lukatsky confirmed the missile’s existence on August 14, when he captured images of two units inside Fire Point’s workshop.
‼️Photos appeared showing a Ukrainian Flamingo missile. Its range is over 3,000 km, and the missile is reportedly already in serial production.
Photos in an undisclosed location in Ukraine on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025, appeared tonight.
📷: AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky pic.twitter.com/BvrNUhW5EX
— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) August 17, 2025
Ukrainian online newspaper Ukrainska Pravda reported that the Flamingo resembles the FP-5 cruise missile unveiled in early 2025 by the Milanion Group.
Fire Point, which also produces the FP-1 loitering munition drones, has reportedly moved the Flamingo into mass production after successful trials earlier this year.
