Ukraine unveils new missile that changes the rules of the game.

Arab Sea Newspaper - Special

Arab Gulf Translations: Ukraine has unveiled a new missile, the fastest in its missile arsenal, capable of hitting targets deep inside Russia. The missile is a cruise missile called the "Flamingo FP-5" and can carry a warhead weighing more than one ton and fly a distance of more than 3,000 km. The missile was developed entirely in Ukraine and produced by the Ukrainian defense company "Fire Point." Its development, from concept to its first battlefield test, took nine months, according to the company's CEO and Technical Director, Irina Terek. Terek told "Politico" magazine: "We didn't want to reveal it publicly, but it seems the time has come. 'Flamingo' is a long-range cruise missile that can carry a 1,150-kilogram warhead and fly 3,000 kilometers inside Russia." She added: "We developed it very quickly, as it took less than 9 months to go from just an idea to the first successful battlefield test. I won't tell you its exact speed, but I can say it's faster than all the other missiles we currently have." The Russian news agency "TASS" published a report downplaying the missile, claiming it was based on a British design, but Ukraine denied this. Terek confirmed that the missile has entered the serial production phase at a rate of approximately 200 missiles per month. The Ukrainian President said last Wednesday: "By September we will have more of them, we will not disclose further details until we can use hundreds of them." US President Donald Trump has expressed greater openness to the idea of Ukraine attacking deep inside Russia, writing on his platform: "It is very difficult, if not impossible, to win a war without attacking the enemy's country. It's like a great sports team that has a great defense, but can't attack." War missiles like "Flamingo" can cause great destruction, as a Ukrainian strike last June with an "R-360 Neptune" missile with a 150 kg warhead caused a fire at a Russian oil refinery that lasted for three days, according to "Politico."