Ukraine has carried out a successful test-firing of the domestically developed Flamingo FP-5 cruise missile, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in Kyiv this week. The weapon, produced by private manufacturer Fire Point, is reported to fly about 3,000 kilometres, bringing most of European Russia within range. Fire Point’s head of production said factories now turn out one Flamingo a day and aim to lift throughput to seven daily by October. The missile carries an estimated 1,150-kilogram warhead and was developed in less than nine months, according to company executives. Zelensky added that a broader mass-production phase is scheduled to begin by February 2026. Kyiv is emphasising the programme as part of its drive to replace dwindling foreign supplies with locally built weapons. A long-range, heavy-payload cruise missile gives Ukraine new options for striking logistics hubs, refineries and airfields deep inside Russia, potentially altering Moscow’s calculus as the war enters its fourth year.