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Flamingo Missile Used in Attack, Expert Claims

Expert Says Flamingo Cruise Missile Mirrors British FP-5

Flamingo Missile Used in Attack, Expert Claims

Alexei Leonkov says the Flamingo cruise missile is based on the British FP-5 and was used in an attack, with five intercepted by Russian air defenses.

2026-02-13T03:41:01+03:00

2026-02-13T03:41:01+03:00

2026-02-13T03:41:01+03:00

The Flamingo cruise missile is reportedly based on British technology and could be delivered to Ukraine disguised as humanitarian cargo using ordinary civilian transport, military analyst Alexei Leonkov has claimed. According to Leonkov, the system presented as a Ukrainian development is in fact virtually identical to the FP-5 missile produced by the British-Arab company Milanion Group. He states that the Flamingo has a maximum range of up to 1,000 kilometers and can reach speeds slightly above 950 kilometers per hour. The analyst also notes that the manufacturer had previously announced plans to produce up to 50 such missiles per month. In Leonkov’s assessment, transporting the missile would not pose a major logistical challenge, as it could be moved by standard civilian vehicles under the cover of humanitarian shipments. Although the missile is constructed entirely from composite materials, which complicates detection, it uses a jet engine. This, he argues, makes it easier to identify, track and destroy. He adds that modern Russian air defense systems are capable of handling such targets effectively. On February 12, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that Ukrainian forces had used Flamingo missiles in an attack on Russian territory. According to the official statement, five of the missiles were intercepted by Russian air defense systems.

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Expert Says Flamingo Cruise Missile Mirrors British FP-5

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06:41 13-02-2026

Alexei Leonkov says the Flamingo cruise missile is based on the British FP-5 and was used in an attack, with five intercepted by Russian air defenses.

The Flamingo cruise missile is reportedly based on British technology and could be delivered to Ukraine disguised as humanitarian cargo using ordinary civilian transport, military analyst Alexei Leonkov has claimed.

According to Leonkov, the system presented as a Ukrainian development is in fact virtually identical to the FP-5 missile produced by the British-Arab company Milanion Group. He states that the Flamingo has a maximum range of up to 1,000 kilometers and can reach speeds slightly above 950 kilometers per hour.

The analyst also notes that the manufacturer had previously announced plans to produce up to 50 such missiles per month.

In Leonkov’s assessment, transporting the missile would not pose a major logistical challenge, as it could be moved by standard civilian vehicles under the cover of humanitarian shipments. Although the missile is constructed entirely from composite materials, which complicates detection, it uses a jet engine. This, he argues, makes it easier to identify, track and destroy. He adds that modern Russian air defense systems are capable of handling such targets effectively.

On February 12, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that Ukrainian forces had used Flamingo missiles in an attack on Russian territory. According to the official statement, five of the missiles were intercepted by Russian air defense systems.