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Satellite images confirm Flamingo strike blasted 30-by-24-meter hole in key workshop at Russia’s Votkinsk missile plant New evidence points to extensive damage at a strategic missile plant in Udmurtia following a strike by Flamingo missiles. The OSINT project KiberBoroshno published satellite images clearly showing the aftermath of the attack. The photos show a large breach in the roof of one of the production buildings. Analysts estimate the damage at roughly 30 by 24 meters. Experts believe the explosion occurred inside the building, indicating the most severe destruction is within the facility’s production area. Specialists suggest the interior of the shop may have been completely burned out. The strike hit Building 19, the electroplating and stamping shop. This is where metal parts were formed, stamped and casing components for missile systems were manufactured. The shop is critical to the plant’s operations. It produces the basic structural shells of products; without this step, further assembly of missile systems is impossible. Losing such capacity could significantly slow production for Russia’s defense industry. Russian authorities have confirmed an attack on an industrial site in Udmurtia but have not released details. Overnight on February 21, the Votkinsk Plant was struck by Ukrainian FP-5 “Flamingo” cruise missiles at a distance of about 1.3 km from the border. It is one of the deepest missile strikes into Russian territory since the start of the full-scale war. According to the Ukrainian General Staff and satellite monitoring, a fire and damage to production buildings were recorded on the plant’s grounds. The Votkinsk Plant was founded in 1759 by decree of Empress Elizabeth Petrovna. It is one of Russia’s oldest industrial enterprises and holds strategic importance for the Kremlin’s war machine. The plant specializes in producing RS-24 Yars intercontinental ballistic missiles, R-30 Bulava submarine-launched missiles, 9M723-1 missiles for the Iskander-M system, as well as components for the Kinzhal system. It is effectively involved in the aggression against Ukraine, making it a legitimate military target. The plant is under sanctions by the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Ukraine and other countries as a key element of Russia’s defense-industrial base. https://www.uawire.org/satellite-images-confirm-flamingo-strike-blasted-30-by-24-meter-hole-in-key-workshop-at-russia-s-votkinsk-missile-plant