Ukrainian Flamingo cruise missiles struck a specialized tooling factory critical to Russia’s Su-34, Su-35, and Su-57 production with 100% accuracy last fall, satellite imagery analysis reveals. Ukrainian Telegram channels Cyberboroshno and Exilenova+ report that all four missiles hit the Skif-M facility in Belgorod on 23 September 2025, contradicting Russian claims of successful interceptions.
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RUSI November 2025 analysis identified Skif-M among the vulnerable points in Sukhoi aircraft production. The company’s specialized tooling processes the advanced alloys and composites used in fighter jet airframes. Its subsidiary, Skif-M DV, operates in Komsomolsk-on-Amur next to Russia’s Pacific coast, just two blocks from the KnAAZ factory. KnAAZ produces Su-35 and Su-57 fighters along with Su-34 bombers.


