Dmytro Lykhoviy, spokesperson for the General Staff, stated this during an open dialogue with representatives from FirePoint, as reported by Espreso correspondent Kateryna Halko."These are the drones making the single largest contribution to hitting and destroying dozens of Russian oil refineries, which became a trend in the summer and autumn of 2025. The Saratov, Novokuibyshevsk, Volgograd refineries, and others are targets hit by FirePoint UAVs—specifically the fp1 drone, which is proving itself to be effective," Lykhoviy stated.According to him, the Russian economy is suffering billions of dollars in losses from the work of FirePoint's UAVs, "and these losses are many times greater than the amount spent on the production and procurement of the drones for these attacks.""Over 2 years, the FirePoint drone—specifically the fp1—has undergone significant development and improvement. It has been modernized by the manufacturing company, taking into account numerous requests from its operators, especially from Special Operations Forces units. Currently, fp1 drones make up the majority of the main types of UAVs used for deep strikes," emphasized the General Staff spokesperson. He adds that this drone is three times cheaper than the Antonov UAV, which allows the fp1 to be used in greater numbers."If our Western partners, like the Americans, were truly helping us—that is, if Western technology were added to the Flamingo—everything would be much simpler and much better. As it is, it's being developed through the efforts of a domestic manufacturer. This comes down to a difference in the scale of their use. The Flamingo is being used, but while the fp1 has been in use for 2 years and has undergone extensive modernization and improvement based on the challenges of the war, this is more difficult to do with the fp5 because its launches are counted in different numbers," Lykhoviy said.On November 18, the joint-stock company Ukroboronprom and the Czech company Air Team signed an agreement on the joint development of drone technology for intercepting aerial targets.