Missile attack on Russia’s Oryol region may have targeted Proton, a factory producing military electronics, Ukrainian monitors say
Ukrainian forces launched a missile attack on Russia’s Oryol region. Preliminary reports from Ukrainian monitoring channels suggest the target was the Proton factory, which produces optoelectronic equipment and components for military use.
A missile alert was issued across the Oryol region at about 5 p.m. local time. Local Telegram channels reported at least four explosions in the city of Oryol. Afterward, residents reported seeing thick smoke and hearing emergency vehicles.
Storm Shadow cruise missiles were used in the attack on Oryol, according to preliminary reports from Ukrainian monitoring channels.
The Telegram channel Exile+ reported that the factory’s products are used to manufacture S-71 “Kover” air-launched cruise missiles, 9M723 Iskander-M ballistic missiles, and Pantsir-S1 air defense missile and gun systems.
Oryol Governor Andrey Klychkov said Ukrainian forces had launched a missile attack on a civilian facility — a business in Oryol’s Sovetsky district. Details on casualties and the extent of the damage remain unclear.
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