The plant in Dubna is one of those enterprises that are important for the Russian defense industry. He specializes in the production of unmanned systems, including Orion drones, aviation equipment and Banderol missiles – informs the Ukrainian Portal Defense Express. The drone attack on Wednesday caused a fire and several explosions in the factory, which results in destruction in the building. However, there were no injured people.
A series of attacks on objects in Russia
The production of shock drones Orion Russian Ministry of Defense ordered the Kronstadt factory in 2011. Initially, their reconnaissance version was developed, capable of observing and indicating ground goals for the needs of artillery or aviation. Today, Drona Orion is a valuable type of weapon for the Russian army – in terms of parameters they resemble Iranian Shahedy 129, but they can carry a smaller weight.
The attack on the Kronstad factory was only one of the series of drone raids on the vicinity of Moscow, which the Russian media reported. Mer Moscow Sergei Sobianin wrote about a dozen or so raids and over 30 Ukrainian drones destroyed by Russian defense. Six explosions were also to take place over Zielonograd. “According to preliminary information, there are no serious wounded or victims. Specialists from emergency services work at the fall of the wreck,” wrote Sobianin on a telegram.
According to the Astra Drona Canal, the ELMA technology park also attacked, which produces electronic and optical products as well as control and measuring devices.
The summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation shows that from the evening on May 27 to morning, May 28 anti -aircraft defense intercepted 296 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles. Within a week from 20 to 27 May, over 1.4 thousand drones were destroyed over Russian regions.
