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💥 Attack

A Ukrainian missile previously struck the VNIIR-Progress defence plant in Cheboksary on May 5.

Cheboksary, Chuvash Republic
Verified Independently confirmed by 3 sources
Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post

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VNIIR-Progress (location) Volodymyr Zelenskyy (person) Flamingo missile (weapon_system) JSC VNIIR-Progress (organization) Ukraine (organization) Russia (organization) Flamingo cruise missiles (weapon_system) Cheboksary facility (location) Ukrainian Armed Forces (military_unit) Cheboksary (location) FP-5 Flamingo (weapon_system) Ukraine Unmanned Systems Forces (military_unit) Flamingo (weapon_system) VNIIR-Progress factory (location)

Source Reports

Ukrainska Pravda →

A Ukrainian missile struck the VNIIR-Progress defence plant in Cheboksary on May 5.

Kyiv Independent →

Ukrainian Flamingo missiles struck JSC VNIIR-Progress in Cheboksary overnight on May 5.

Kyiv Independent →

Russian state-sponsored media reported two killed and 32 injured in the attack.

Kyiv Independent →

Ukrainian drones struck the facility again around 7:30 a.m. local time.

Kyiv Post →

VNIIR-Progress military plant in Cheboksary was struck by a Ukrainian long-range missile.

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Extracted: 2026-07-18T17:02:41.037Z

Source story: 8038580