Ukrainian Flamingo Missiles Strike Chemical Plant in Russia's Volgograd, Causing Massive Fire

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Published: 2026-09-11T11:00:00Z
Category: military-and-conflict
Source: Kyiv Independent / AzerNews / Exilenova+

Ukrainian missile manufacturer Fire Point announced that its FP-5 "Flamingo" missiles struck military-industrial facilities at the Volgogradpromproekt specialty chemicals plant in Volgograd, Russia, overnight on September 11, sparking a "massive fire." The Volgograd region governor confirmed a missile attack, with debris falling on an industrial facility and two men injured. The plant produces organophosphorus compounds, flame retardants, and resins used in Russia's aviation, shipbuilding, and defense industries, including a catalyst for solid rocket propellants.

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