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Aviation plant near Moscow hit again: Key MiG fighter jet factory damaged

Aviation plant near Moscow hit again: Key MiG fighter jet factory damaged Photo: Drones struck the Lukhovičky Aviation Plant (Russian media)

An aviation plant near Moscow suffered another strike. It produces MiG-29 and MiG-31-type fighter jets and is involved in the modernization of Shaheds, according to Andriy Kovalenko, the head of the Center for Countering Disinformation of the National Security and Defense Council.

"The Lukhovičky Aviation Plant in the Moscow region was under attack," he wrote.

According to him, the plant specializes in the production and modernization of MiG-29, MiG-31 fighter jets and their modifications, and also participates in the development of new types of combat aviation, in particular projects of a "promising frontline fighter" based on the MiG platform.

Kovalenko added that the plant is also involved in the modernization cycle of Geran/Shahed UAVs.

Russian Telegram channels reported that on July 11, drones attacked the drone manufacturing enterprise Kronstadt in the city of Dubna, Moscow region.

It is also known that the Kronstadt enterprise was under drone attack at the end of May 2025.

According to the official website of the enterprise, it has "been developing its own engineering and information technologies in the unmanned industry for over 15 years, which are in demand on the Russian and global market."

According to unconfirmed data, Kronstadt produces, among other things, Orion strike-reconnaissance UAVs.