#Fire Point
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-2cd879670fdc69d785191ba75df963d0.png "Russian Tor-M1 air defense system moments before Ukrainian drone strike, Donetsk region, April 9, 2026. (Source: 1usc_army/X)")
![From FP-1 to FP-7: How Ukraine’s Drone and Missile Program Went Ballistic]( "From FP-1 to FP-7: How Ukraine’s Drone and Missile Program Went Ballistic")
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![Photo of Daniel Kosoy]( "Photo of Daniel Kosoy")
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- War in Ukraine
Fire Point is one of the Ukrainian defense companies behind the FP-series strike drones and the FP-5 “Flamingo” cruise missile, systems used in long-range strikes against Russian military infrastructure. The company is now developing the FP-7 ballistic missile.![Illustrative image. Launch of the Ukrainian FP-7 short-range ballistic missile, 2026. (Source: Fire Point)]( "Illustrative image. Launch of the Ukrainian FP-7 short-range ballistic missile, 2026. (Source: Fire Point)")
![Map illustrating the estimated 800 km strike range of Ukraine’s FP-9 ballistic missile from Ukrainian territory into Russia. (Source: Oleksandr Manukians / UNITED24 Media)]( "Map illustrating the estimated 800 km strike range of Ukraine’s FP-9 ballistic missile from Ukrainian territory into Russia. (Source: Oleksandr Manukians / UNITED24 Media)")
![The launch of the FP-5 Flamingo missile. (Photo: UNITED24 Media)]( "The launch of the FP-5 Flamingo missile. (Photo: UNITED24 Media)")
![Long-range strike drone being assembled at a Fire Point workshop producing FP-1 deep-strike and FP-2 strike UAVs at an undisclosed location in Ukraine, January 29, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Long-range strike drone being assembled at a Fire Point workshop producing FP-1 deep-strike and FP-2 strike UAVs at an undisclosed location in Ukraine, January 29, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Inside the Launch of Ukraine’s FP-5 Flamingo Cruise Missile Strike Into Russia]( "Inside the Launch of Ukraine’s FP-5 Flamingo Cruise Missile Strike Into Russia")
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![Photo of Daniel Kosoy]( "Photo of Daniel Kosoy")
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- War in Ukraine
Missile launches are fast, secretive operations where an extra person with a camera is usually the last thing anyone wants. Which is why we were surprised to receive exclusive access to witness the firing of Ukraine’s FP-5 Flamingo cruise missile.
