Ukraine's Flamingo Missiles Hit Russia's Progress Rocket and Space Center in Samara, Savasleyka Airbase

President Zelensky confirmed Ukraine struck two deep targets inside Russia overnight into August 15 using domestically produced FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles. The Progress Rocket and Space Center — a Roscosmos facility in Samara that manufactures Soyuz-2 carrier rockets and electronics for Russian weapons systems — was hit roughly 900km from Ukraine's border, triggering an explosion and fire on the premises. Separately, Ukraine's General Staff confirmed a strike on Savasleyka airbase in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast (~700km from the border), which hosts MiG-31K jets equipped with Kh-47M2 Kinzhal hypersonic ballistic missiles; fires were reported at the facility. Zelensky described the strikes as part of Ukraine's 'long-range sanctions' campaign to reduce Russia's war potential.