Russia Declares First-Ever Missile Alert in Yamal, 2,400 km from Ukraine

In Russia’s Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, a missile alert has been declared for the first time due to a potential threat from Ukraine.

The regional government posted the warning on the social network VK.

Authorities urged residents to stay away from windows and not leave buildings until the official all-clear.

Earlier reports indicated that a missile alert had been declared in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug. Subsequently, alerts began coming in from a number of Russian regions.

Almost simultaneously, the warnings spread to the Tyumen and Kurgan regions, Udmurtia, Chuvashia, and the Sverdlovsk and Orenburg regions. The Samara, Penza, Lipetsk, Volgograd, and Voronezh regions were also placed on alert.

The capital of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug — Salekhard— is located approximately 2,400 kilometers from Ukraine.

It is possible that the Russians fear the use of Ukrainian Flamingo cruise missiles, which have a range of up to 3,000 kilometers.