The plant is reportedly Russia’s only producer of batteries for glide bomb guidance modules and a key supplier of specialized power sources for missile systems used in attacks on Ukraine.
OSINT projects reported that a strike hit the Proton plant in Orel, a facility whose electronic components are used in several Russian weapons systems.
Russia announced a local missile alert in Luhansk around 16:30 on Monday. Ukraine's General Staff disclosed neither the exact target site nor the damage.