Ukraine has used a newly developed cruise missile dubbed Flamingo for the first time, according to social media reports from the country.

Newsweek could not independently verify the footage posted, and has reached out to the Ukrainian military for comment.

Why It Matters

Ukraine unveiled the Flamingo last month, touting the weapon as Kyiv's "most successful missile" and a "very powerful" tool in the country's arsenal. The cruise missile is thought to have a range of roughly 3,000 kilometers, or 1,860 miles.

Western-made weapons provided to Kyiv have often come wrapped up in restrictions around striking Russian soil—designed to assuage fears about escalating the war—but domestically manufactured missiles don't have these limitations.

What To Know

Footage circulating on social med

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