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Ukraine Boosts Arms Production Amid Ongoing Energy Crisis

12/18/2025

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Ukraine is ramping up arms production, with the Flamingo cruise missile as a key development, and more than half of its weapons now produced domestically at Fire Point.
The Flamingo missile has a range of 3,000 km and is designed to target Russian resources.
Ukraine faces energy challenges from Russian attacks, causing power rationing, while the EU weighs using frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine amid mixed opinions about legality.

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Story summary

Ukraine is ramping up arms production, with the Flamingo cruise missile as a key development, and more than half of its weapons now produced domestically at Fire Point.
The Flamingo missile has a range of 3,000 km and is designed to target Russian resources.
Ukraine faces energy challenges from Russian attacks, causing power rationing, while the EU weighs using frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine amid mixed opinions about legality.