Ukraine's Flamingo hit tech plant making parts for Shahed drones and Kalibr, Iskander missiles
Illustrative photo: A plant in Cheboksary was hit by Flamingo missiles (Getty Images)
The plant VNIIR-Progress is located about 1,000 km from the border of Ukraine. It produces components for Shahed drones, as well as for Iskander-M and Kalibr missiles, according to Militarnyi and the commander of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces, Robert 'Madyar' Brovdi.
The plant is part of the production association ABS Elektro. It manufactures GNSS receivers and antennas for satellite systems GLONASS, GPS, and Galileo for the army, including Kometa-type modules.
They are actively used in unmanned aerial vehicles, including Shahed-type kamikaze drones, as well as in missiles of the Iskander-M and Kalibr systems and in UMPK glide kits for aerial bombs.
VNIIR-Progress also produces electrical equipment: circuit breakers, relays, and contactless modules supplied to the Russian navy, including for Project Yasen-M nuclear submarines.
Madyar said that a free-for-all entry has emerged in Russia, as elements of Russian air defense have been pulled to Moscow, leaving facilities unprotected against Ukrainian attacks.
Strike on Cheboksary
On the night of May 5, an air raid alert was declared in at least 18 regions of Russia. Sirens sounded for the first time in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, located 2,000 kilometers from the border with Ukraine.
The epicenter of the missile threat was the city of Cheboksary. According to analysts, the VNIIR-Progress enterprise was hit. After the explosions, a large-scale fire broke out on the plant’s territory.
This is not the first attack on this facility. The plant was hit in November last year, as well as in the summer.
Last time, after the attack, a fire was also recorded at the facility, forcing it to temporarily suspend operations.
