Russian military industry

Drones target Russian chemical plant supplying vital body armor components

Smoke was seen rising over the Bashkir Soda Company in the Russian city of Sterlitamak following a drone attack in the region, independent monitoring channels reported on October 29.

29 October, 09:45 AM

Images show heavy damage at Russian electronics plant

A Ukrainian Storm Shadow missile strike on Russia’s Orel severely damaged at least one production hall at the Proton plant, which manufactures components for Iskander ballistic missiles, OSINT (open-source intelligence) project Exilenova+ reported on Oct. 23.

24 October, 02:28 AM

Ukrainian drones cannot breach Russian military factories, expert warns

Key military facilities deep inside Russia remain largely impervious to Ukrainian drones, meaning that Kyiv’s deep strikes campaign has to focus on the wider supply chain of the Russian military industry, military analyst and NV Radio host Vasyl Pekhno said on Sept. 28.

28 September, 09:26 PM

EU prepares new sanctions on Russia’s military industry — Kallas

The European Union is drafting new sanctions against Russia, with the list expected to include 1,600 people, EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, said on Sept. 2.

2 September, 08:43 PM

Alabuga drone assembly doesn’t pay as well as advertised, Russian students find

Russian students at Alabuga Polytechnic College who were pressed into assembling Shahed kamikaze UAVs told reporters they faced long overtime shifts and low pay that left them with only a few hours of sleep.

21 August, 02:54 AM

Zelenskyy: Russia still gets missile parts from G7 countries

Kyiv expects G7 countries to expand sanctions and tighten their enforcement as Western components are still used by the Russian military industry, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Aug. 17.

17 August, 10:46 PM

Russia’s Banderol cruise missile now in serial production

Russia has completed testing of a new light cruise missile, the S8000 Banderol, and moved the weapon into serial production, Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR) said on July 29.

30 July, 12:28 AM

Gunman shoots Russian drone development chief in Tula

An unidentified gunman attempted to assassinate Andrey Cherezov, head of a Russian drone development company, in Tula overnight, leaving him in critical condition, security-linked Telegram channel 112 wrote on July 29.

29 July, 12:50 PM

Russia down to single Oreshnik missile after its recent launches

Russia may have only one operational Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) left in its arsenal after launching three at Ukraine, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on June 16.

17 June, 11:10 AM

Obsolete gyroscopes make Russia’s Oreshnik IRBM inaccurate — report

Russian Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) has a defective guidance system making it miss its targets by tens of kilometers, Dallas Analytics reported on June 16.

16 June, 09:55 PM

Russian UAVs attacking Ukraine made days ago, Kyiv official says

A Shahed drone that struck Kharkiv on June 4 was manufactured only a few days earlier, according to Ukrainian Defense Ministry adviser Serhii Beskrestnov.

5 June, 12:26 AM

Russia rushing to make its own interceptor drones, general warns

A retired Ukrainian general warned that Russia is developing interceptor drones and that Ukraine must exploit a several-month technological lead before Moscow can catch up.

4 June, 02:24 AM

Fires break out at Russia's Progress missile plant following overnight drone strike - video

Drones struck the Progress missile plant in Russia’s Michurinsk, Tambov Oblast, overnight on June 3, Astra Telegram channel reported.

3 June, 09:17 AM

Ukrainian Storm Shadow strike hits Bryansk microchip plant, report says

One of the missiles Ukraine fired at the Kremniy El microelectronics plant in Russia’s Bryansk on March 10 damaged its assembly hall, Russian Telegram channel Astra reported, citing its own open‑source intelligence (OSINT) analysis.

11 March, 12:09 AM

Belgium jails GRU officer for sanction busting

Belgian authorities have jailed Viktor Labin, an officer with Russia’s GRU military intelligence, for arranging shipments of coordinate measuring machines to Russian defense companies, independent Russian outlet The Insider reported on Feb. 19.

19 February, 09:44 PM

Russia builds weapons using at least 50 foreign machines — HUR

50 units of foreign technological equipment now employed by Russian enterprises to manufacture weapons and military hardware, Ukrainian Military Intelligence (HUR) wrote on Jan. 14.

14 January, 11:41 AM

Ukraine confirms attack on Russia’s chemical plant in Stavropol

Ukrainian forces struck the Nevinnomyssk Azot plant in Stavropol Krai, one of Russia’s largest chemical enterprises, damaging a production workshop at the site, Ukraine’s General Staff said on Dec. 4.

4 December 2025, 11:01 PM

Russian war machine increasingly reliant on U.S.-made components, HUR says

Among the foreign components found in Russian military equipment and munitions, the majority are of U.S. origin, according to the latest data from Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR).

20 November 2025, 08:45 PM

Russia aims to produce 120,000 glide bombs this year—HUR

The Russian military industry expects to have manufactured as many as 120,000 guided aerial bombs by the end of the year, deputy chief of Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR), Vadym Skibitsky, told Reuters on Nov. 14.

14 November 2025, 11:49 PM

Ukraine: Russia’s Kh-59 missile output hampered by parts shortages

Russian defense firms are falling behind production schedules for Kh-59 cruise missiles due to shortages of foreign components, Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) reported on Aug. 13.

13 August 2025, 11:47 AM

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