\u00abFlamingo\u00bb.<\/a> The publication notes that it is impossible to verify this figure independently.<\/p>\nThe French newspaper L\u2019Ind\u00e9pendant reported that, as a result, Ukrainian attacks on key Russian industrial sites had lost momentum. In June, individual missiles were still managing to breach defences: on 9\u201310 June, two \u00abFlamingo\u00bb missiles struck the WNIIR-Progress factory in Cheboksary, causing major explosions and fires.<\/p>\n
On the night of 6 August, Ukraine fired at least three missiles at targets in the Tyumen Oblast in Western Siberia. According to AMK Mapping, they travelled approximately 2,500 kilometres, but it was not possible to track their subsequent route.<\/p>\n
The A-50U guides ground-based air defence systems to low-flying targets<\/h2>\n
According to Focus, the Russian Air Force is deploying its remaining Beriev A-50U long-range early warning and control aircraft along the likely flight paths of Ukrainian missiles. The aircraft are patrolling at high altitude over Russian territory and transmitting data to guide ground-based strike systems.<\/p>\n
The publication believes that the deployment of the A-50U since July has changed the situation for \u00abFlamingo\u00bb. Airborne radars are capable of detecting low-flying targets earlier than ground-based radars, which are obstructed by the terrain, woodland and buildings.<\/p>\n
Pre-emptive strikes and the capabilities of the Ukrainian missile<\/h2>\n
Between 24 and 25 July, at least one missile struck the Awitek factory in the Kirov Region \u2014 approximately 1,300 kilometres from the Ukrainian border. The plant manufactures, amongst other things, components for the Russian \u00abTor\u00bb air defence system, which is used to counter such missiles.<\/p>\n
RAND analyst Michael Bonert<\/strong> wrote on X that slowing down production at this plant could have the greatest impact. In his view, this could hamper the production of countermeasures against \u00abFlamingo\u00bb.<\/p>\nThe missile is being developed by the Ukrainian company Fire Point. According to L\u2019Ind\u00e9pendant, the six-tonne missile, equipped with a turbojet engine, has a range of up to 3,000 kilometres, carries a warhead weighing 1,150 kilograms and costs around 500,000 dollars.<\/p>\n
Ukraine is attacking AWACS aircraft and altering their flight profiles<\/h2>\n
Ukraine has already destroyed two A-50Us and damaged at least two, according to Euromaidan Press. According to its assessment, Russia may have no more than five operational aircraft of this type remaining. Moscow is unable to replenish its fleet quickly: the sole manufacturer is hampered by sanctions, and the prototype of the next model, according to a source, has been destroyed.<\/p>\n
According to the publication, Fire Point has modified the \u00abFlamingo\u00bb altimeter so that the missile can fly even lower. This flight profile is intended to make it harder to spot against the backdrop of the terrain, trees and buildings; however, it has not yet resulted in a breakthrough against Russian defences: the majority of launches fail to hit their targets.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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