- Ukraine unveils new 3,000km-range Flamingo missile capable of striking Moscow to bypass U.S. restrictions on deep strikes into Russia.
- Zelensky’s defiance risks catastrophic Russian retaliation, including cyberattacks, deeper NATO strikes, or even tactical nukes.
- Ukraine’s dwindling resources, manpower, and Western support make the Flamingo a desperate last gamble rather than a war-winning strategy.
- Russia’s military and economic superiority ensures Ukraine’s long-range strikes won’t shift the war’s outcome but could trigger uncontrolled escalation.
- Zelensky’s provocative move signals weakness, not strength, as NATO fractures and Ukraine’s collapse becomes increasingly inevitable.
When Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced this week that his military no longer needs U.S. permission to strike deep inside Russia, he wasn’t just boasting — he was rolling the dice on a conflict that could spiral into global catastrophe. The revelation came after reports that the Pentagon has quietly blocked Ukraine from using American-supplied ATACMS missiles to hit Russian territory since late spring. Now, Zelensky claims Ukraine’s new domestically produced Flamingo cruise missile, with a staggering 3,000km range, will let him bypass Washington’s restrictions entirely.
Speaking alongside Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, Zelensky declared, “At the moment, we are using our long-range domestically produced weapons, and we haven’t been discussing such matters with the U.S. lately.”
His timing is no coincidence. Just days earlier, he unveiled the Flamingo, a missile capable of reaching Moscow, boasting that mass production could begin as early as February. “The missile has undergone successful tests. It is currently our most successful missile,” he told reporters.
But here’s the problem: This isn’t just another weapon. It’s a provocation that could force Russia’s hand in ways Zelensky clearly hasn’t thought through.
Hellbound and Down 