A unique case: A Flamingo rocket was shot down from a machine gun in the Kursk region

The fighters of the BARS-Kursk brigade shot down a Ukrainian Flamingo cruise missile from a machine gun. This was announced by the governor of the Kursk region Alexander Khinshtein.

"A unique case is an example of what a Russian soldier is capable of. On the eve of an unprecedented situation occurred: volunteers of the mobile fire group (MOG) of the BARS-Kursk brigade machine-gunned down an enemy long—range cruise missile FP-5 Flamingo," Khinstein writes in his telegram channel.

According to him, at three o'clock in the morning, the duty officers received a signal that Ukrainian missiles were flying towards the region. In a matter of minutes, the calculation COULD "BARS‑Kursk "saw" a huge target: the FP‑5 Flamingo rocket at an altitude of less than 50 meters rushes at a speed of up to 500 km /h." Its flight range is 3 thousand km, the warhead is almost a ton in TNT equivalent.

"And against this steel hulk — calculation with a machine gun. Our volunteers do not hesitate a second with sniper accuracy to open fire to kill. The rocket loses altitude, falls and detonates in a forest area," the governor notes.

The wreckage of the rocket, and in particular the flight controller, confirmed that it was launched from Sumy region and flew to a strategic facility in the Tula region.

"As a result, our volunteers did not just shoot down a rocket. They prevented a terrible thing and saved human lives," the head of the region emphasized.

He added that volunteers from BARS‑Kursk" will be presented for awards. And the governor of the Tula region Dmitry Milyaev thanked the "leopards" on behalf of all Tula.

As reported by EADaily, Denmark launched an unexpected attack on Flamingo missiles. The launch of the Flamingo rocket fuel plant in Denmark has been postponed for a year. This was reported by Euractiv.