Ukraine strikes Russian Savasleyka airbase and Roscosmos plant in Samara with Flamingo missiles

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed on Saturday, August 15, 2026, that Ukrainian forces used domestically produced Flamingo cruise missiles to strike Russia's Savasleyka military airbase and the Progress Rocket and Space Center in Samara Oblast, approximately 700-900 kilometers inside Russia. The airbase hosts MiG-31K Kinzhal jets, and the Samara facility produces Soyuz launch vehicles and electronics for Russia's space corporation.