Ukraine’s Flamingo Missile Blasts Russian Plant Linked to Iskander, Kinzhal and Kalibr Production

Satellite imagery has confirmed significant damage to Russia’s Volgogradpromproekt chemical plant following a Ukrainian FP-5 Flamingo cruise missile strike, with part of the facility’s main production building destroyed.

Satellite images published by the Exilenova+ OSINT project show that one FP-5 missile struck the plant during an attack overnight on September 11, destroying a section of its main workshop measuring approximately 20 by 15 meters.

“One of the FP-5 missiles completely destroyed part of the main workshop measuring 20 by 15 meters,” Exilenova+ said.

Ukrainian defense company Fire Point, which produces the Flamingo missile, also confirmed the use of the FP-5 against the facility, according to Ukrainian defense outlet Oboronka on September 13.

Fire Point said the strike destroyed an attached section of the building covering approximately 380 square meters.

“As a result of the hit, the building covering an area of about 380 square meters completely collapsed and was destroyed,” the company said. Exilenova+ also reported that another Flamingo missile apparently failed to reach the plant, with satellite imagery showing an impact crater near the facility.

Volgogradpromproekt is located in Volgograd’s Kirovsky district and specializes in small-scale chemical production, including organophosphorus compounds, flame retardants, resins, and other specialized industrial chemicals.

One of the company’s key products is OSF, an organosilicon derivative of ferrocene containing iron compounds. The substance is used as a catalyst and burn-rate modifier in composite solid rocket propellants, allowing manufacturers to regulate how quickly the propellant burns while maintaining required characteristics.

Volgogradpromproekt supplies Russian defense manufacturers, including the Perm Powder Plant, which produces propellants and explosives for more than 100 weapons systems, including Grad and Smerch rockets and surface-to-air missiles.

The plant has also been linked to production chains for Kalibr cruise missiles and air-launched anti-ship missiles. Another major customer, the Kamensky Chemical Plant, produces solid fuel for Iskander-M and Kinzhal missiles, as well as Uragan, Smerch, and Tornado-S rockets.

Volgogradpromproekt also supplies materials used in shipbuilding, including to the Amur Shipbuilding Plant, which builds Project 22800 Karakurt-class missile ships.

Earlier, Ukrainian forces used FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles to strike Russia’s Progress Rocket Space Center in Samara, the country’s only facility that serially assembles Soyuz-2 launch vehicles.

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