Defense Express reported the information.The Ukrainian Armed Forces' General Staff has published brief but revealing footage of a cruise missile attack conducted on the night of November 13. While the video primarily shows the intense flashes from the missiles' solid-fuel boosters igniting against the night sky, military analysts have drawn significant conclusions from the clip.The footage clearly documents the near-simultaneous launch of four Flamingo missiles. Experts identified the system based on distinctive features visible in the frames: the characteristic trailer-mounted inclined launcher and the missile's unique design, which features its jet engine mounted above the fuselage. The steep, rapid climb captured in the video is also consistent with a previous test launch of the Flamingo published in August.This event marks only the second known combat use of the Flamingo system. The first occurred on August 31, when three missiles were reportedly used to strike an FSB unit in occupied Crimea. The ability to now launch a larger, four-missile salvo suggests Ukraine is escalating the weapon's "combat trials." This strategy appears focused on determining the missile's real-world effectiveness and its ability to saturate and penetrate layered Russian air defense systems through mass.According to unofficial reports, the November 13 strike targeted objects in the vicinity of Orel, a Russian city located approximately 170 km from the Ukrainian border. This area, which hosts the Stalnoy Kon (Steel Horse) oil depot—a site repeatedly hit by Ukrainian drones—was reportedly under attack by long-range assets that same night. Residents in Orel filmed burning debris falling from a significant altitude, suggesting a large aerial target had been intercepted.The Flamingo is widely regarded as a pragmatic "wartime product," reportedly engineered using refurbished jet engines from training aircraft and armed with conventional high-explosive aerial bombs adapted into warheads. Its development and deployment in small, test-case salvos indicate a strategy of refining a cost-effective, domestically-produced strike capability before committing to mass production.On the night of November 13, Ukrainian forces hit several targets in temporarily occupied territories and in the Russian Federation. They used, among other weapons, the long-range Flamingo missile.