Ukraine launches long-range missile strike on Russia’s Cheboksary and attacks other regions with drones

Head of the Chuvash Republic, Oleg Nikolayev, confirmed the attack on Cheboksary and said that city services are currently determining the number of casualties and the extent of infrastructure damage.

Footage from social media shows a missile flying over the city, which allegedly looks like the Ukrainian cruise missile FP-5 Flamingo.

Updated at 12:45 pm: President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that the factory in Russia’s Cheboksary was attacked by a Ukrainian Flamingo missile.

“We continue to carry out Ukrainian long-range strikes against Russian military targets and the oil industry. Last night, Ukrainian FP-5 Flamingo missiles hit a military factory in Cheboksary that supplies the occupying forces with components for drones and missiles. Thank you to the Armed Forces of Ukraine for their accuracy! The Kuibyshev Oil Refinery in the Samara region was also struck last night. The distance from the front line is over 900 kilometres. I am grateful to the service members of the Special Operations Forces, Unmanned Systems Forces, and the Defence Intelligence. The Security Service of Ukraine also delivered a well-deserved response, striking two oil infrastructure facilities in the Vladimir region, 700 kilometers away. Thank you to everyone who is fighting and working for Ukraine!” the president wrote this on his official Telegram channel.

The Russian Telegram channel Astra, based on an analysis of video footage, determined that the target of the strike on Cheboksary was the VNIIR-Progress facility, which has been attacked by the Ukrainian military multiple times. It manufactures Kometa antennas for Shahed drones, Iskander-M and Kalibr missile systems to jam Ukrainian electronic warfare systems, and also produces unified gliding and correction modules for aerial bombs.

Other regions of Russia were also targeted. In the Rostov region, a drone strike caused a fire in the Millerovo district. According to Governor Yuri Slyusar, a fuel tank caught fire there due to “falling debris.” Telegram channel Astra says that the Millerovo oil depot is located in this area.

Videos of the fire were also posted from the Samara region. Analysts believe the strike hit the Kuibyshev Oil Refinery. Local authorities did not officially report the strike but did issue a missile alert.