Ukraine has struck Russia’s military-industrial complex in an effort to degrade its ability to produce precision-guided weapons. According to Ukraine’s General Staff, the target was the production of Kometa antenna arrays at a defense enterprise in the Russian city of Cheboksary.
The strike hit the JSC VNIIR-Progress facility in the Chuvash Republic, located about 1,500 kilometers from Ukraine.
These antenna arrays are used in Shahed-type drones, Iskander-K missiles, and unified glide and correction modules (UMPK) for guided aerial bombs. Russia regularly employs these weapons to attack Ukrainian civilian infrastructure, including schools, kindergartens, and hospitals.
In 2025, Russia planned to produce 75,000 aerial bombs equipped with such modules, which turn a standard unguided bomb into a precision-guided munition with an extended range.
Russian bombs cause massive destruction and pose a significant threat to Ukrainian cities, with a few capable of leveling a five-story building.
“It is confirmed that the strike reached the target area. Results are being clarified,” the General Staff reported.
Ukraine’s defense forces said they are continuing to take all necessary measures to undermine Russia’s military-economic potential and force it to end its armed aggression. They also pledged further strikes.
