Ukraine hits Voronezh plant making electronics for Russian Iskander missiles – General Staff
Ukrainian forces struck a factory in the Russian city of Voronezh on Monday that produces electronics for Iskander and Kh-101 missiles, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said.
Units of Ukraine’s Air Force used high-precision air-launched cruise missiles in the attack. Videos showing the aftermath of the strike in Voronezh had earlier circulated on social media.
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View in Telegram.The military has now confirmed that the target was an enterprise producing electronics used in Russian missiles, including for the Iskander operational-tactical missile system. Ukraine’s Armed Forces described the plant as a critically important part of Russia’s military-industrial complex.
In addition to producing missile electronics, the enterprise manufactures and supplies electronic components for Russian missile weapons and air defense systems, including:
- transistor assemblies and matrices for the control units of Kh-101 cruise missiles;
- semiconductor matrices for the Zarya-61M onboard digital computing machines used in 9M727 cruise missiles of the Iskander-K operational-tactical missile system;
- diodes and transistor assemblies for the television channels of Pantsir-S1 air defense combat vehicles.
The General Staff said the plant’s products are directly used by Russia in manufacturing the precision-guided weapons it uses to strike targets in Ukraine.