Ukrainian forces have struck the hangars of the Kapustin Yar test base in Russia, affecting the infrastructure prepared for missile launches, including the dreaded hypersonic Oreshnik weapons. The operation was carried out throughout the month of January and involved coordination with an insurgent movement in Russia.
The Ukrainian defense forces carried out a series of long-range attacks on the hangars used by the Russians for missile launch preparations at the Kapustin Yar test base in January, announced on Thursday the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, quoted by Kyiv Post.
“Several hangar-type buildings within the base have suffered damage, one of the hangars being significantly hit, and the personnel were evacuated from the area”, the statement said.
The attacks targeted the infrastructure where Russia carries out the preparations for the launch of medium and intercontinental ballistic missiles. They were carried out with long-range missiles made in Ukraine, including the FP-5 Flamingo – a subsonic cruise missile, designed to carry large warheads and strike deep. It has a range of up to 3,000 kilometers.
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