Drones have struck a Russian military supply factory for third time in six months

A large-scale drone attack is reported to have struck the city of Cheboksary, home to VNIIR-Progress JSC, a company that produces Kometa antennas to protect Russian drones from Ukrainian electronic warfare systems.

Source: Oleg Nikolayev, Head of the Chuvash Republic, a constituent entity of the Russian Federation; Russian Telegram channel Astra

Details: Residents of Cheboksary reported hearing multiple explosions on the night of 25-26 November, after which fires raged across the city. Nikolayev confirmed the attack.

Quote from Nikolayev: “Dear residents of Chuvashia, today our city of Cheboksary was subjected to a large-scale attack by enemy UAVs launched by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Sadly, damage has been recorded to two residential buildings.”

Details: However, Astra, after analysing photos and videos from Cheboksary, concluded that the drones have actually hit the VNIIR-Progress JSC facility on 4 Yakovleva Street. A 12-storey residential building at 37 Mir Avenue was also damaged.

Video footage captured by witnesses shows the factory, which produces equipment for Russian forces, being hit and catching fire.

VNIIR-Progress JSC is part of the ABS Electro manufacturing group. It was earlier reported that the factory produces Kometa antennas, which protect Russian drones from Ukrainian electronic warfare systems.

This factory was previously struck by drones on 9 June, when it had to halt operations, and again on 5 July.

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