Ukrainian forces struck a major Russian microelectronics factory in Bryansk with Storm Shadow cruise missile air-launched missiles, damaging a facility that produces critical components for Russia’s missile systems, Ukraine’s military said.
Ukraine’s General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed the strike on the Kremniy El Group plant, describing it as part of a broader campaign to reduce Russia’s military-industrial capacity.
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“Kremniy El is a critically important link in the chain of production of Russian ‘high-precision’ weapons,” the General Staff said in a statement.
“The plant specializes in discrete semiconductor devices and integrated microchips that serve as the ‘brains’ and ‘nervous system’ of modern weapons.”
The factory produces components used in Russian weapons systems including the Iskander missile system, according to the Ukrainian military.
The General Staff said the target was successfully hit and that “significant damage” to production facilities had been recorded. The full extent of the damage is still being assessed.
Bryansk regional governor Alexander Bogomaz said 6 people were killed and 37 injured in the strike.
Videos circulating on social media showed multiple explosions and a massive plume of smoke rising over the industrial site. Open-source analysts said several missiles appeared to have hit the facility, including at least one strike on an assembly workshop.
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