Ukrainian forces strike Russian missile components plant in Cheboksary
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Wed, 26 Nov 2025 15:09:00 +0200

The Ukrainian Armed Forces' General Staff reported the information.The enterprise was hit, and a fire broke out at the facility afterward."The VNIIR-Progress plant is engaged in the production of GNSS receivers and antennas for the GLONASS, GPS, and Galileo satellite systems, including Kometa type modules used in Shahed-type 'kamikaze' drones, as well as in missiles for the Iskander-M and Kalibr complexes, and UMPK modules for aerial bombs," the General Staff noted.They added that the extent of the damage caused is being clarified.In addition, Ukrainian drones struck a command post of one of the units from the 58th Combined Arms Army of the Russian Federation in the temporarily occupied Vasylivka, Zaporizhzhia region, a Tor-M1 anti-aircraft missile system in Mariupol, brigade-level ammunition depots in Ocheretyne and Kamianka in the temporarily occupied territories of the Donetsk region, as well as a location of enemy personnel accumulation in the Pokrovsk direction.What preceded this?Previously, the Russian Telegram channel Astra reported that the VNIIR-Progress enterprise, which produces Kometa antennas for the Russian army, had come under a drone attack. It was noted that these antennas are used to protect Russian strike UAVs from Ukrainian electronic warfare systems.On the night of November 26, residents of Cheboksary reported numerous explosions.According to Astra, five instances of attacks and fires were recorded in the city. Geodata showed that the drones hit the JSC VNIIR-Progress at 4 Yakovlev Street, and also damaged a residential building at 37 Mir Avenue.OSINT analysis confirmed the fire near the plant, and a video filmed from a distance of about 500 meters captured a direct hit by drones on the enterprise's building. Another video shows smoke after the attack, filmed from Mir Avenue — approximately 340 meters from the impact site.VNIIR-Progress is part of the ABS Electro production association. The plant has many years of experience in the development and production of scientific and technical products, software and hardware complexes, automation and control systems, electrotechnical products, electronic component bases, electronic modules, and radio-electronic products.On the night of July 5, Ukrainian forces attacked an enterprise of the Russian military-industrial complex in Cheboksary, which manufactures components for Shahed drones, Iskander-K missiles, and guided aerial bombs.






