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Ukrainian Armed Forces conducted strikes on the Kapustin Yar airfield in Russia's Astrakhan Oblast throughout January 2025, damaging infrastructure including a hangar.

Kapustin Yar, Astrakhan Oblast
Likely Reported by 2 independent sources
Kyiv Independent Institute for the Study of War

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Ukrainian Armed Forces (organization) Kapustin Yar airfield (location) FP-5 Flamingo (weapon_system) Ukrainian forces (military_unit) FP-5 Flamingo cruise missile (weapon_system)

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Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

The Armed Forces of Ukraine had inflicted a series of strikes on the Kapustin Yar airfield in Russia's Astrakhan Oblast over the course of January.

Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian forces conducted Flamingo missile strikes against Kapustin Yar launch site in Astrakhan Oblast

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Extracted: 2026-02-21T07:39:49.527Z

Source story: ukraine-strikes-russias-oreshnik-launch-site-in-kapustin-yar-with-flamingo-missiles-general-staff-says