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Flamingo Missiles Hit Soyuz-2 Rocket Electrical Equipment Assembly Facility in Samara - Photos
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Key Points:
- The Ukrainian Defense Forces struck the Progress Rocket and Space Center in Samara, Russia, damaging the only facility in Russia responsible for serial assembly of Soyuz-2 launch vehicles.
- Ukrainian forces used domestically developed FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles to hit Building 106A, where critical onboard electrical and control systems for rockets are assembled and tested.
- The destruction of this workshop is expected to critically disrupt production, as it houses the installation and testing of key control systems before final rocket assembly.
- Adjacent Building 106B, used for final assembly of launch vehicles, remains intact; the center is a key enterprise in Russia’s rocket and space industry, producing Soyuz-2 rockets that deploy communications satellites.
- The missile strike occurred during the night of August 15, with local authorities confirming an industrial facility was hit, though the specific site was not initially disclosed.
