Plant producing electronics for Russian Iskander and Kh-101 missiles has been hit in Voronezh, - General Staff
Defence forces have struck a factory in Voronezh that manufactures electronics for Russia’s Iskander and Kh-101 missiles.
This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, according to Censor.NET.
What is known?
High-precision air-launched cruise missiles were used in the strike.
"This facility is a critically important element of the Russian military-industrial complex. It manufactures electronics used in Russian missiles, in particular for the "Iskander" operational and tactical missile system.
Furthermore, as part of a cooperation agreement, the plant manufactures and supplies electronic components for Russian missile systems and air defence systems," the report noted.
It is known that the plant manufactures, in particular:
- transistor assemblies and matrices for Kh-101 cruise missile units;
- semiconductor matrices for the ‘Zarya-61M’ on-board digital computing units (BDCU) in the 9M727 cruise missiles of the ‘Iskander-K’ operational and tactical missile system;
- diodes and transistor assemblies for the television channels of the "Pantsir-S1" combat vehicles.
"The products of this plant are directly used by the enemy to manufacture high-precision guided weapons, with which the Russian occupiers are striking targets on Ukrainian territory and killing civilians," the General Staff concluded.
What led up to this?
- It was previously reported that explosions were heard in Voronezh, Russia. The city is under Russian attack.
- On 21 and 22 June, the Defence Forces also struck the ‘Dubna’ space communications centre near Moscow and a number of Russian military facilities,
