Ukraine war: Zelensky announces Ukrainian missiles hit Russian arms factory

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that Ukrainian-made cruise missiles struck an arms factory in Cheboksary, central Russia, the night before. This marks one of the rare instances of Ukraine directly targeting Russian territory with domestically produced long-range weaponry.

"Last night, Ukrainian FP-5 Flamingo missiles struck a military factory in Cheboksary, which supplies the occupying army with components for drones and missiles," Zelensky stated. He released a video purportedly showing a missile hitting its target and smoke billowing from a building. Cheboksary is located approximately 1,000 km from the Ukrainian border, in the Chuvashia region.

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Last night, Ukrainian FP-5 Flamingo missiles struck a military factory in Cheboksary, which supplies the occupying army with components for drones and missiles

Oleg Nikolaev, the governor of Chuvashia, confirmed the attack, stating, "Early this morning, Cheboksary was the target of an attack. We are working to determine the number of casualties and the extent of the damage to infrastructure." This incident follows other Ukrainian strikes, including an attack on a oil refinery in Russia's Samara region and a Russian tanker in the Black Sea, according to the Ukrainian General Staff.

Ukraine has been developing its own long-range missiles, such as the Flamingo and Neptune, to supplement the limited quantities of French Scalp and British Storm Shadow cruise missiles it receives from European allies. The United States has not yet supplied the Tomahawk missiles that Zelensky had hoped for. These missile strikes are part of an increasing number of offensive actions by Kyiv on Russian territory, occurring more than four years after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

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Early this morning, Cheboksary was the target of an attack. We are working to determine the number of casualties and the extent of the damage to infrastructure