Ukrainian Missile Strike Targets Russian Military Plant in Cheboksary

Sat Jun 13 2026 12:20:56 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Ukrainian FP‑5 Flamingo cruise missiles hit a drone and missile plant in Cheboksary, Russia, marking a rare deep‑bargain strike from Kyiv.

Ukraine claims its FP‑5 Flamingo cruise missiles struck a Russian drone‑ and missile‑production plant in Cheboksary, Chuvash Republic, about 900 km from the front line. Local reports say three people were injured. Kyiv has also targeted Mariupol, a Samara refinery and a Black Sea oil tanker. Russian air‑defence claims to have downed hundreds of Ukrainian drones overnight, while Ukraine’s air force counters downed a sizeable share of Russian drones.

Ukrainian Missile Strike Targets Russian Military Plant in Cheboksary

On the night of 10 June 2026, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky released a Telegram post announcing that a strike by FP‑5 Flamingo cruise missiles hit a drone and missile plant in the city of Cheboksary, Chuvash Republic, located some 900 kilometres (560 miles) from Russia’s front‑line.

Footage of a Ukrainian missile strike on a Russian military plant in Cheboksary. — Footage purportedly showed the aftermath of a Ukrainian missile strike on a Russian military plant in Cheboksary. Photo: 10 June 2026

Local officials said at least three people were injured in the attack, and the Chuvash Republic head confirmed that the facility had been struck, though the extent of damage remains unverified.

The strike forms part of a broad Ukrainian strategy to hit key Russian production sites: earlier this month the government also announced attacks on the port‑city of Mariupol, a refinery in Samara, and an oil tanker in the Black Sea.

Russian air‑defence units reported that they had intercepted or destroyed 326 Ukrainian drones overnight, while Kyiv’s air force said it had shot down 181 of 207 drones fired by Russian forces on the same night, registering 21 direct hits across 14 locations.

Despite the heavy Ukrainian activity, President Putin has declined to discuss settlement proposals and continues to insist that Russian troops are advancing everywhere on a front that has largely remained static.