Power of Flamingo missile: how the first trials were conducted and what are the consequences for the Russian Federation - Politico

Politico visited the production of Fait Point, talked with the production chief and explained that the purpose of Ukrainian strikes could be refineries, energy facilities and logistics centers, which would lead to a sharp fall in oil and fuel exports by collapse of the Kremlin's income. Far -lived airfields, weapons warehouses and repair factories will also be threatened. The video provided by the company showed the first tests of the Flamingo missile and FP-1 long-range drones.

Among other things, there are moments of about ten hits for the military purposes of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, which took place in 2025. Unlike shock drones with a small combat part, the FP-5 rocket can cause destruction that can be compared with aviation bombardment. For comparison, the Neptune rocket with a 150 kg warhead has caused a multi -day fire at Tuapse refinery.

And the FP-5 carries a charge eight times larger, which makes its destructive force multiple, indicated in the article. It turned out that from the moment of idea to the first launches it took only nine months. Thousands of Flamingo missiles are capable of destroying up to 25% of Russia's industrial production for the first two days of a massive blow. This is a tremendous harm, the expert of the University of Oslo Fabian Hoffman wrote on social networks.

"If (Ukraine) will be able to expand from 3000 to 5000 such and similar missiles ready to destroy more than 25% of Russia's economic production within 24-48 hours, further aggression will become impossible," the expert emphasized.

Meanwhile, on the video provided by Fire Point, there are footage of products on the objects of the Russian Federation: Novokubyshevsky Refinery, NPP "Lukoil", Military Aviation "Marynivka", JSC "Kronstadt", production of the combat part of "Shahapeda", affiliate refinery, artillery. Ukraine has already started mass production. In an interview with Fire Point, Irina Terekh reported that the company had output up to 200 missiles a month.

If these rates are maintained, by the end of the year Kiev may have hundreds of FP-5, and in the future-thousands. For Russia, this means a new level of threat: the Kremlin will not be able to feel safe even in the most remote regions of the European part of the country. According to Terech, Russia is collapsing daily in the Ukrainian cities of drones and rockets, so in Ukraine there is a growing public pressure that requires the aggressor to feel pain.

"People want results, they want to see the Red Square in the fire. But it is important to understand that we are not terrorists like our neighbors. We have founded our company in response to Russia's aggression, but we do not have aggressive intentions; we are ready to protect our sovereignty," she emphasized. Earlier, we wrote in detail about the capabilities of the FLAMGO Flaming missile and provided the technical characteristics of weapons known today.