Ukraine Hits Volgograd Arms Plant With Flamingo Missiles as Zelensky Orders 40-Day Offensive
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Updated · The Independent · Jun 27
Ukraine Hits Volgograd Arms Plant With Flamingo Missiles as Zelensky Orders 40-Day Offensive
3 articles · Updated · The Independent · Jun 27
Summary
Titan-Barrikady, a Volgograd plant making artillery systems and missile-launch components, caught fire after overnight Ukrainian Flamingo missile strikes, Zelensky said.
Zelensky tied the attack to a newly approved 40-day campaign meant to pressure Moscow into ending the war, saying Ukraine's expanding long-range strikes are laying the groundwork for peace.
Ukraine's SBU also said its drones hit the Vtorovo oil pumping station in Russia's Vladimir region for the second time this month, targeting a logistics hub for domestic and export fuel flows.
The strikes come as Russia keeps up heavy attacks on Ukraine: Zelensky said Moscow launched nearly 1,400 drones and 19 missiles at 15 regions last week, while Naftogaz reported fresh damage in Poltava and Kharkiv.