Zelenskyy claims Flamingo strike on key Roscosmos facility in Samara VIDEO

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukrainian forces had struck the Progress Rocket and Space Centre in Russia’s Samara region with Flamingo missiles, and reported a separate strike on the Savasleyka military airfield in the Nizhny Novgorod region.

“Today, there are new significant results from our deep strikes. In Russia’s Samara region, one of the key enterprises within Roscosmos – the Progress Centre, which was involved, among other things, in electronics production – was hit. Flamingo missiles were used. A good achievement. The distance from our border is about 900 kilometres. Our long-range sanctions also reached the Savasleyka airbase, where the carriers of Russian missiles that strike our cities and villages are based – about 700 kilometres from Ukraine. We also have confirmation of the damage we were aiming to inflict at an oil facility in Ust-Luga – more than 800 kilometres from our border.

“I am grateful to all the units involved for their accuracy. Our plan of long-range sanctions against Russia for this war is being implemented, and it is important that Russia’s war potential be reduced. Peace is needed, and this must be evident in Russia – through concrete damage to specific facilities. Glory to Ukraine!” Zelenskyy wrote.

Today, there are new significant results from our deep strikes. In Russia’s Samara region, one of the key enterprises within Roscosmos – the Progress Center, which was involved, among other things, in electronics production – was hit. Flamingo missiles were used. A good… pic.twitter.com/1BlZpmvKRN

— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) August 15, 2026

The Progress Rocket and Space Centre in Samara is one of Russia’s leading rocket and space enterprises and is part of the state-owned Roscosmos corporation. Since 1994, the company has been involved in the development and testing of the Soyuz-2 family of space launch vehicles and spacecraft.

By Tamilla Hasanova