Ukrainian-made 'Flamingo' cruise missiles strike major Russian missile storage arsenal, General Staff confirms
Editor's note: This is a developing story and is being updated.
Ukrainian long-range cruise "Flamingo" missiles struck a major Russian arsenal storing missiles, ammunition, and explosives in Kotluban, Volgograd Oblast, overnight, Ukraine's General Staff reported on Feb. 12.
The facility belongs to Russia's Main Missile and Artillery Directorate (GRAU) and is described as one of the largest ammunition storage sites used by the Russian army. Powerful explosions and secondary detonations were recorded at the site.
In addition to the strike on the arsenal, Ukrainian forces hit the Progress Plant in Michurinsk, Tambov Oblast. The enterprise produces high-tech equipment for aviation and missile systems and is involved in supporting Russia’s military. A fire broke out at the facility.
The full extent of the damage at both sites is still being clarified.
The Flamingo is a Ukrainian-made cruise missile that reported to have a range of up to 3,000 kilometers (1,864 miles) and carry a warhead weighing around 1,150 kilograms.
Separately, Telegram news channel Astra reported that the JSC Progress Plant and nearby buildings came under fire overnight, citing local residents.
Tambov Oblast Governor Yevgeny Pervyshov reported that two people were injured in the attack that damaged "several buildings" and a grocery store, but did not comment on the state of the weapons plant.
"Operational and special services are working at the scene" in response to the strike, he said in a Telegram post.
The JSC Progress Plant produces high-tech aviation and missile control systems, along with equipment for gas and oil pipelines. The plant was reportedly hit in previous attacks in June 2025 and December 2024.
Michurinsk is located about 347 kilometers (215 miles) from Ukraine's northeastern border with Russia.
In Kotluban, Volgograd Oblast, a "defense ministry facility" caught fire as a result of fallen debris following a missile attack, Governor Andrey Bocharov reported.
"There are no injured residents or damage to civilian objects. In order to ensure the safety of the civilian population from the threat of detonation during firefighting, an evacuation of the population of the nearby settlement of Kotluban has been announced and is being carried out," he said.
Ukrainian forces also struck Russia`s ammunition depots in the temporarily occupied part of Zaporizhzhia Oblast near the settlements of Terpinnia and Rozivka, the General Staff said.
Ukraine regularly strikes military targets deep inside Russia in an effort to diminish Moscow's fighting power as it continues to wage its war against Ukraine.
Ukraine considers Moscow's energy sites military targets as they fund Russia's war against Ukraine.
