Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced Saturday that Ukrainian-made Flamingo missiles struck a defense manufacturing facility in Russia’s Volgograd region during an overnight attack.
The targeted facility, known as the Titan-Barrikady plant, produces artillery systems and components used in missile launch systems. Zelenskiy reported on the Telegram messaging app that the strikes ignited a fire at the plant’s premises.
Separately, Ukraine’s SBU security service announced that its drones carried out an attack on the “Vtorovo” oil pumping station located in Russia’s Vladimir region — the second such strike on that facility this month. According to the SBU’s Telegram post, the station serves as a critical logistics hub used to transport petroleum products to Russian consumers at home and abroad.
Zelenskiy framed the strikes as part of Ukraine’s broader strategy of applying sustained pressure deep inside Russian territory. “The reach of Ukraine’s long-range sanctions continues to expand,” he said. “It is precisely our pressure, day after day, that lays the groundwork for a dignified peace in the end.”
In recent months, Ukraine has stepped up mid- and long-range drone attacks targeting Russian oil infrastructure and weapons production, a response to Russia’s devastating strikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities.
The conflict, now in its fifth year, continues along more than 1,200 kilometers of frontline territory, with Russia launching hundreds of drones in near-nightly attacks against Ukrainian cities and infrastructure.
Ukraine’s energy company Naftogaz reported that its production facilities in the northeastern Poltava and Kharkiv regions sustained damage following Russian missile and drone attacks over the previous two days.
Zelenskiy also disclosed that Russia launched nearly 1,400 drones and 19 missiles during attacks last week that targeted 15 Ukrainian regions. He emphasized that securing air defense supplies and strengthening drone cooperation with allied nations remain top priorities for Kyiv.
