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One Strike, Two Explosions—What New Footage Reveals About Ukraine’s FP-5 Cruise Missile

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Vlad Litnarovych
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Moments before the Ukrainian FP-5 Flamingo missile hit the Russian missile production site, February 21, 2026. (Source: dosye_shpiona)
Moments before the Ukrainian FP-5 Flamingo missile hit the Russian missile production site, February 21, 2026. (Source: dosye_shpiona)

Newly surfaced footage of a Ukrainian FP-5 “Flamingo” cruise missile striking a Russian military-industrial facility reveals several key details about the attack and the weapon’s capabilities, according to analysis published by Defense Express on February 25.

The strike targeted the Votkinsk Plant, a major Russian defense enterprise involved in the production of ballistic missiles, during a nighttime attack on February 21.

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Surveillance camera footage circulating online shows the missile impacting a building identified as production workshop No. 22.

The video provides rare visual confirmation of the moment of impact, capturing the cruise missile developed by Ukrainian company Fire Point striking the facility with notable precision.

Defense analysts highlighted three major aspects visible in the footage.

First, observers point to the missile’s exceptionally high accuracy, suggesting a highly refined guidance system functioning effectively during both the terminal phase and the entire flight path. The strike, carried out deep inside Russia’s Udmurtia region, appears to rank among the longest-range—and possibly record-distance—cruise missile attacks conducted since the emergence of modern Ukrainian long-range strike capabilities.

Second, the footage shows the missile impacting a wall of the workshop, followed by two distinct explosions—one at the moment of impact and another shortly afterward. According to Defense Express, this sequence indicates that the blast wave propagated throughout the structure before detonating internally.

Satellite imagery later revealed a large hole torn through the roof of the building. Analysts assess that the damage was caused by internal structural failure after detonation of a warhead reportedly weighing around one ton, suggesting significant destruction of production equipment inside the facility.

A third notable detail is visible in the video itself: lights inside the workshop remained on at the time of the strike, indicating the plant was operating continuously in multiple shifts. It remains unclear whether workers involved in missile production were warned prior to the attack.

Local Russian authorities initially reported one injured person before later revising the figure to eleven, stating medical assistance was provided. However, analysts note that a typical production shift at facilities of this type can involve dozens or even more than a hundred personnel in a single workshop.

The Votkinsk Plant plays a critical role in Russia’s missile industry, assembling several key systems, including missiles for the Iskander tactical ballistic missile complex, the Oreshnik intermediate-range system, and intercontinental ballistic missiles such as Yars and Bulava.

Defense Express assessed that damage to a production workshop at such a facility is likely to affect missile manufacturing timelines, potentially impacting Russia’s ability to sustain production of ballistic systems used in ongoing strikes against Ukraine.

Earlier, Ukrainian Armed Forces struck a major Russian military ammunition storage site, targeting an arsenal belonging to the Main Missile and Artillery Directorate in Russia’s Volgograd region using an FP-5 Flamingo missile.

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