BARS-Kursk fighters shoot down Flamingo missile with machine gun
In Kursk Oblast, fighters from the 'BARS-Kursk' mobile fire group shot down a Ukrainian FP-5 'Flamingo' cruise missile with a machine gun during a night alert. The missile was en route to a strategic target in Tula Oblast and detonated in a forest after being hit.
Consensus
- Fighters from the 'BARS-Kursk' unit shot down a Ukrainian FP-5 'Flamino' cruise missile using a machine gun.
- The missile was flying at an altitude of less than 50 meters and a speed of up to 500 km/h.
- The incident occurred on August 22 during a night alert.
- The missile was heading toward a strategic object in Tula Oblast.
- The missile crashed and detonated in a forested area.
- The missile was launched from Sumy Oblast.
- The regional governor, Alexander Khinshtein, confirmed the event and announced that the fighters would be nominated for state awards.
- The event was described as unprecedented and unique by the governor and other sources.
Points of divergence
- The machine gun used was named 'Unikalny' (Unique), and the governor called it a 'unique case' demonstrating the capability of the Russian soldier. — tg_astrapress
- This is the first time in history that a missile has been shot down by small arms, specifically a machine gun, in Kursk Oblast. — riamo
- The event was described as a result of skilled placement of MOPs along a pre-reconnoitered route of enemy weapons plus a large element of luck. — vesti
- The missile had a range of 3,000 km and a warhead equivalent to nearly one ton of TNT. — vm
- The fighters reacted within seconds and destroyed the target with 'sniper-like precision'. — vedomosti
Coverage (13 sources)
- BARC-Kursk fighters shot down FP-5 Flamingo rocket with machine gun. It was flying to a strategic object in the Tula region, reported... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Khinshtein stated that Marines of the MOG 'BARS-Kursk' brigade shot down Ukrainian FP-5 'Flamingo' cruise missile with 'Unikal' machine gun... — ASTRA
- Photos of the Ukrainian "Flamingo" rocket shot down by a machine gun have been published — Вести
- BARC-Kursk fighters shot down FP-5 Flamingo rocket with machine gun. It was heading to a strategic object in the Tula region, reported... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- In Kursk region for the first time in history a Flamingo missile was shot down from a machine gun — РИАМО
- Khinsteyn: BARS-Kursk fighters shot down a long-range rocket with a machine gun — Фонтанка
- Hinshtein claims that MOG brigade 'BARS-Kursk' fighters shot down Ukrainian FP-5 'Flamingo' cruise missile with a machine gun — ASTRA
- Hinchey: «BARS-Kursk» fighters shot down «Flamingo» rocket with machine gun — Вечерняя Москва
- BARS-Kursk fighters destroyed a rocket flying on an object in the Tula region with a machine gun — Интерфакс
- Volunteers in Kursk region shot down Ukrainian rocket 'Flamingo' with a machine gun — Ведомости
- Our military shot down a 'Flamingo' rocket with a machine gun — this is the first case when long-range was destroyed using small arms... — Mash
- Video appeared showing how 'BARS Kursk' fighters shot down a 'Flamingo' rocket with a machine gun — Вести
- Hinchey: MOG fighters shot down FP-5 "Phantom" cruise missile with a machine gun — Вести
Key entities
- Alexander Khinsteyn
- Kursk Oblast
- BARS-Kursk
- Tula Oblast
- Moscow
- Telegram channel
- TASS
- BARS-Kursk
- INTERFAX.RU
- RIA Novosti
- Flamingo
- Sumy Oblast
- BARS Kursk
- Mog