💥 Attack

At least five Ukrainian Flamingo missiles struck GRAU military unit 57229-51, a giant ammunition storage site in Kotluban, Volgograd region. The facility, rated for 264,000 tons of ammunition, reportedly stores Iskander missiles and Shahed drones. While explosions were confirmed, the success of the strike remains unverified as NASA FIRMS satellites detected no fires.

Kotluban, Volgograd
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Stefan Korshak (Substack) Kyiv Post Kyiv Independent Ukrainska Pravda UNIAN Institute for the Study of War

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Stefan Korshak (Substack) → Source tone: certain

At least five Flamingo missiles struck ammunition storage site in Kotluban

Stefan Korshak (Substack) → Source tone: certain

Site rated to hold up to 264,000 tons of ammunition

Site stores Iskander missiles and Shahed drones

Stefan Korshak (Substack) → Source tone: certain

No reports of interceptions

Stefan Korshak (Substack) → Source tone: certain

NASA FIRMS satellites showed no fires at the site

Stefan Korshak (Substack) → Source tone: certain

Success of strike destroying ammunition unconfirmed

Flamingo missile has 800 kg warhead and 3,000 km range

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian forces struck a major Russian arsenal near the village of Kotluban in the Volgograd region.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian forces hit the Michurinsk Plant Progress in the Tambov region.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian forces struck Russian ammunition depots near the occupied settlement of Terpinnya and near Rozivka in Ukraine's Zaporizhia region.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

The arsenal is one of the largest ammunition storage sites of the Russian army.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

The facility stores missiles, ammunition and explosives belonging to the Main Missile and Artillery Directorate of Russia's Defense Ministry.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian long-range cruise 'Flamingo' missiles struck a major Russian arsenal storing missiles, ammunition, and explosives in Kotluban, Volgograd Oblast

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

the evacuation of residents from the settlement of Kotluban has been announced and is under way in order to ensure the safety of civilians due to the risk of detonation during firefighting operations

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

Drones struck the arsenal of the Main Missile and Artillery Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Defense in Volgograd Oblast on the night of February 12

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

The targeted arsenal is one of the largest in the Russian Armed Forces

Ukrainian forces conducted FP-5 Flamingo strike on GRAU arsenal near Kotluban

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:26.178Z

Source story: day-1450b-2026-02-14