Ukraine's Flamingos Crush Russia's Space Program || Aug 18, 2026
Ukraine sent a flamboyance of Flamingos (cruise missiles, not those pink things) and struck a Russian space complex in Samara. This complex was responsible for assembling Soyuz-2 rockets, as well as electronics and precision testing.
The missiles used, the Flamingos, are Ukraine's version of the U.S. Tomahawk; dumber than the Tomahawk, but cheaper and easier to produce. These strikes and Ukraine's growing large-scale strike capability are crushing Russia's industrial and technological base.
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Good news has arrived.
Sounds like Russia is degenerating into the Russia from the Vin Diesel movie Babylon AD?
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Well that blows for all cosmonauts in training.
Roscosmos has something like a dozen boosters in inventory. And remember how it would take “years” to get their pad in Kazakhstan up and running again?
Slava Ukraini! Heroyam Slava! 🇺🇦
I'd like to be a fly on the wall in those Ukrainian weapons product development meetings. If the Ukraine does eventually fall (which I'm not advocating for), I hope there's a pipeline in the works that gets those guys out of the country. We could use them!
Was this target also the same platform that Russia would’ve used to launch any alternative satellite system to Starlink?
I think that could be the case.
Wait till the FirePoint 7 and 9 ballistic missiles start coming online.
we can produce more than 60 a year, we just never had the need for more , cause those expire, who would want to answer to congress about fraud and abuse during peace times
Going forward this is a weakness that needs to be addressed. In today’s environment we need to be sure we don’t get caught like the Germans did in WW2, with armor, the Tiger versus the T34 and The Sherman.
Space X has largely replaced Soyuz-2a rockets to crew and supply the ISS. A Soyuz capsule remains attached to the Russian segment of the ISS as a “life boat”for evacuation. But, it can only return 3 ……. Loss of the Samara facility will impact the ISS program schedule as some Soyuz-2a lift missions are scheduled 2 years in advance. Elon to the rescue!!$$$. It is a good bet that the U.S. was consulted in advance on the Flamingo damage to the ISS program.
Maybe. There's certainly a lot going on behind the scenes the public isn't read in on. But sometimes I wonder how "coordinated" things really are. Look no further than the current Gulf War.
With the attack today on the Soyuz Two manufacturing plant in Samara, Russia, I do have to wonder if we will now see the Russian's buying a 2nd seat on the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft in order to get two cosmonauts up to orbit in order to properly maintain the Russian portion of ISS? A complete reversal of what happened when US Space Shuttle program ended on July 21, 2011 and the USA was completely dependent on the Soyuz to get American astronauts up to ISS until the 1st Crew Dragon operational launch on Nov 15, 2020. I do not know how many completed Soyuz boosters are currently in storage at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, but it can not be many and the Russian military will want priority for launching military sats with what is left. We could see an interesting turf war here between Roscosmos and the Russian military for use of the remaining launch vehicles. Food for thought.
The Russian part of the ISS has been leaking air for years and slowly falling apart. My bet is that the Russians just exit the ISS partnership. Putin has already said as much.
Interesting…. All heard Peter say there is another case of spontaneous combustion … fascinating
Excellent! Everything is going according to plan. Soon, the serfs will be freed. Well, all those except in Outer Manchuria.
Peter thank you for this and all of the videos/knowledge you share. I am excited to hear about the downstream effects you mentioned toward the end of this one.
Amazing how resilient and inventive the Ukrainians are. Slava Ukraini!
Necessity is the mother of invention
One wonders how long Russia can keep its aggression up as it is no so slowly gutted. All this damage is going to have a cumulative effect to multiple facets of their country.
I think the tomahawk compared to the flamingo is a red herring. They were developed for different purposes at very different times. One was designed as a big stick for the fleet, while the other is designed for fast, quick use in a present conflict. Apples and oranges.
Amazing and wonderful news! Thank you!
Where’s the Tomahawk titanium mined?
Especially since fiberglass or carbon composites have a much lower radar cross-section than a metal like titanium. Pretty much all higher-performance light aircraft these days are made of composites rather than aluminum; you can get better performance because you can build more complex aerodynamic shapes.