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Ukraine says Flamingo missiles struck Russia’s Progress rocket center and military airfield

Ukraine says long-range Flamingo cruise missiles struck the Progress Rocket and Space Center in Samara, a producer of Soyuz-2 and Soyuz-5 launch vehicles, as well as the Savasleyka military airfield. The facility is also linked to Russian military satellites and a Starlink-style communications network.

Discovered 2026-08-15T04:35:40.085910-07:00 | 2026-08-15T04:35:40.085910-07:00

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The reported strike targets a facility involved in producing Soyuz launch vehicles, potentially affecting Russia’s capacity to place military satellites into orbit.
The Progress center is also associated with Russia’s emerging Starlink-style satellite communications capability, making space infrastructure an increasingly direct element of the conflict.
The reported use of long-range Flamingo missiles against both a space-industrial site and an airfield underscores the expanding geographic and strategic scope of Ukraine’s strike campaign.

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Kyiv Independent Aviation Week militarnyi.com The Independent prm.ua RussianSpaceWeb