Ukraine struck a essential Russian military-industrial web site in a single day on July 5 that produces elements for high-precision weapons utilized by Moscow to assault Ukraine, the Common Employees of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported.
The location in query is JSC VNIIR-Progress, a Russian state institute that focuses on creating electronic warfare (EW) methods, together with the Kometa antenna arrays, used to jam satellite tv for pc, radio, and radar alerts.
The institute is positioned in Cheboksary, Chuvash Republic, about 1,200 kilometers (745 miles) away from the Ukrainian border.
The Kometa antenna is utilized in Shahed-type drones, Iskander-Okay cruise missiles, and guided aerial bomb modules — all high-precision weapons utilized by Russia to strike civilian and army targets throughout Ukraine.
The Common Employees confirmed that Ukrainian weapons reached the goal space however mentioned remaining injury assessments had been nonetheless underway.
The VNIIR-Progress institute has been sanctioned by each the USA and the European Union for its position in supporting Russia's battle effort.
The Iskander-Okay is a precision-guided cruise missile with a variety of as much as 500 kilometers (311 miles), ceaselessly utilized by Russia to focus on civilian areas. Shahed drones have develop into a central a part of Moscow's airstrike techniques since late 2022 on account of their low price and excessive payload.
Situated on the Volga River, Cheboksary is the capital of the Chuvash Republic and lies deep inside Russian territory. Russian unbiased media outlet Astra and native Telegram channels earlier reported explosions within the metropolis in a single day.
Russia's Protection Ministry claimed to have shot down two drones over the area.
This marks the second identified Ukrainian drone strike on VNIIR-Progress. On June 9, explosions and fires had been additionally reported on the facility following one other drone assault.