Ukrainian Neptune missiles destroy three drone factory buildings in Russia's Taganrog – OSINT
Three production buildings at the Atlant Aero plant in Russia's Taganrog have been completely destroyed in a strike by Ukrainian Neptune missiles.
Source: Ukrainian OSINT community Exilenova+, which tracks the results of strikes using open-source data
Details: Exilenova+ notes that the plant specialises in the production of unmanned aerial vehicles and components for them.
Quote: "One of the warehouses, which was used for military purposes, has suffered a roof collapse as a result of the missile strike. The affected area is approximately 60×40 m."
Details: Exilenova+ said another production building has suffered significant damage: its structures were almost completely penetrated across an area of approximately 70×40 m.
A satellite image posted by the community shows the destroyed and damaged facilities at the plant.
Exilenova+ has not specified the date of the strike that caused the damage visible in the satellite image. However, in a 15 September post, the OSINT community reported a missile strike on Taganrog and a large fire on the premises of the Beriev Aircraft Company and the former Taganrog Automobile Plant (TagAZ), which was detected by NASA's FIRMS satellite monitoring system. The TagAZ site houses production and warehouse facilities belonging to Atlant Aero.
Defence Intelligence of Ukraine says Atlant Aero produces the Molniya-1 and Molniya-2 fixed-wing attack drones and the Molniya-2R reconnaissance UAV.
Background: In April, Ukrainian forces also attacked Atlant Aero with Neptune missiles, destroying two production facilities and damaging four others.
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