Ukraine Hits Volgograd Military Plant With Flamingo Missiles as Zelensky Orders 40-Day Offensive
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Updated · The Independent · Jun 27
Ukraine Hits Volgograd Military Plant With Flamingo Missiles as Zelensky Orders 40-Day Offensive
3 articles · Updated · The Independent · Jun 27
Summary
Volgograd came under a Ukrainian strike early Friday, with explosions and a fire reported near a military plant that Astra said was hit by Ukrainian-made long-range Flamingo cruise missiles.
Zelensky said he approved a 40-day offensive after consulting Ukraine’s security service chief, framing the campaign as pressure on Russia to end the war and “get out of Ukraine.”
The Volgograd attack followed Ukrainian strikes on two oil refineries in Ufa—about 1,500 km from the front—and an oil depot in Krasnodar, extending Kyiv’s campaign against Russian military and energy infrastructure.
Earlier reporting said the Volgograd target was the Titan-Barrikady defense plant, which makes launchers for Yars, Topol-M and Sarmat missile systems, and that 10 people were injured.
The latest long-range strikes underline Kyiv’s push to pair battlefield pressure with diplomacy ahead of a NATO summit, while the EU moved to extend protection for Ukrainian refugees until March 2028.