Flamingo missile reportedly strikes explosives plant in Russia's Samara Oblast

Moscow has an [entire ring](https://imgur.com/a/tw18sYV) of AD around it. Which funnily enough probably makes up more than 50% of their total AD assets. There's not enough to protect the front, Crimea, refineries, factories, ports, all because Putin doesn't want Moscovians to feel the consequences of this war. They will anyway eventually.

> Moscow would be child's play for these missiles I mean, we've all learned Russia can be pretty bad with their air defenses, but Moscow utilises their most advanced range of systems, in multiple circles for layers, mixing short range and lange range interceptors and detection equipment. They won't have trouble intercepting a missile like Flamingo with its sub-sonic speeds and a relatively uncomplicated (to detect) and large radar signature. There's also too few _military_ targets concentrated in or around Moscow, if you d******* the Kremlin and some choice troll farms :-) For all the insanity of current Russia, I agree Ukraine shouldn't target the civilians or risk collateral in Moscow (unless it's a high-value target), but even if they did that's just going to further galvanise the already brainwashed populace in the big cities especially. And I think Ukraine knows it would, so the benefit really doesn't weigh against the costs. Besides, plenty of plants, refineries and factories Flamingo can reach (if it manages to get through) and take out, spread across Russia that isn't anywhere close to Moscow or St. Petersburg.

Moscow is defended to the t***.

This is Samara in Russia, not the Samara in the Middle East. Two different places.

It relies on reclaimed jet engines that are no longer manufactured. This won't scale well