Ukraine ramps up long-range attacks

Kyiv has sharply escalated its deep-strike drone campaign in recent weeks, hitting Russian cities, energy facilities, and key military targets – in some cases more than 1,500 km away

FP-5 FLAMINGO
Ukraine’s domestically made ground-launched cruise missile
Engine: AI-25TL turbofan
Range:
Max. weight:
Max. speed:
Flight endurance:
3,000km
6,000kg
950km/h
4 hours
6 metres
Navigation:
GPS/GNSS
Solid rocket: Separates after launch

Cheboksary: Defence factory 1,500km away from front line struck on May 5 by Flamingo missiles, Kyiv claims

Shagol air base: Several Sukhoi Su-57 and Su-34 aircraft struck on April 25

Area held by Russia

BELARUS
ROMANIA
BULGARIA
GEORGIA
AZERBAIJAN
TÜRKIYE
KAZAKHSTAN
MOLDOVA
LITH.
FINLAND
SWEDEN
LAT.
EST.
POLAND
RUS.
Moscow
St Petersburg
Kyiv
Yekaterinburg
Primorsk
Ust-Luga
Chelyabinsk
Tuapse
Novorossiysk

Black Sea
Baltic Sea
Caspian Sea

310 miles
500km

RUSSIA
UKRAINE

LONG-RANGE STRIKES (Apr 1-May 5, 2026)
City
Military
Oil and gas
Port
Defence industry

Sources: Bloomberg, ISW, Milanion Group
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