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Ukrainian forces struck Russian targets in northern Crimea on the morning of August 30, 2025, destroying a Federal Security Service (FSB) border outpost and damaging patrol boats near Armyansk. Ukrainian outlet Militarnyi reported that the attack was carried out with Flamingo cruise missiles, correcting earlier claims cited by media that it was Neptune missiles. Footage circulating on Telegram shows a triple launch at sunrise from the coast of Ukraine. Low-resolution satellite imagery from the Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem suggests that the main outpost building was hit, and the surrounding areas were scorched. However, image quality prevents a more detailed damage...

Ukraine has unveiled new video footage of the long-range Flamingo cruise missile, with the developer Fire Point saying the system is already in serial production. The footage shows test firings and what are described as combat launches against targets inside Russia. The footage was first released by Ukrainian outlet ZN.UA after an interview with Fire Point. According to the company, the missile was built around three priorities: range, warhead mass, and rapid deployment. Fire Point claims Flamingo has a range of more than 3,000 kilometers (1,860 miles), a warhead weighing 1,150 kilograms (2,535 pounds), and resistance to electronic warfare. Production...