A Russian strike on a locomotive depot in Kiev, where the Russian Defense Ministry said a storage site for FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles had been set up, may have destroyed several dozen missiles, according to retired special forces colonel and military analyst Anatoly Matviychuk.

Matviychuk estimated that the depot could have held several dozen Flamingo missiles at the time of the attack. In his view, a stockpile of around 100 would have been unlikely, while a figure of up to 50 was possible.

The analyst described the Flamingo as a subsonic cruise missile carrying a warhead weighing nearly one ton. He said a successful strike by such a weapon could cause severe damage across an area comparable in size to a football field.

According to Matviychuk, missiles of this type should be treated as priority targets because of their destructive potential. He added that eliminating storage sites containing such weapons could significantly reduce the strike capabilities of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and lower the potential threat to targets inside Russia.

The Russian Defense Ministry said that during the night of September 29, a locomotive depot in Kiev was struck where FP-5 Flamingo missiles and related components were being stored.

The ministry also reported strikes on the Bimobile and Parkovy data centers.