Ukraine's General Staff confirms strike on Russian drone plant in Rostov Oblast – photo

Ukrainian defence forces have struck Roboavia, a plant in Russia's Rostov Oblast that manufactures attack drones and reconnaissance UAVs for the Russian military.

Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Details: Ukrainian forces attacked the Roboavia plant near the settlement of Khutor Lenina on Friday 16 October. The General Staff confirmed a strike on a production and storage building.

Quote from the General Staff: "The strike on the infrastructure of this company, which develops and manufactures unmanned aerial vehicles for the Russian army, is aimed at disrupting UAV production and supply to Russian forces."

Details: The Ukrainian military also confirmed a strike on a logistical supplies warehouse belonging to a unit of a Russian missile brigade near the settlement of Latyshi, Bryansk Oblast, on 12 October.

Quote from the General Staff: "Strikes against such facilities are an exercise of Ukraine's inherent right to self-defence under Article 51 of the UN Charter and are aimed at reducing the military, economic and technological potential of the Russian Federation."

Details: The Roboavia plant in Rostov Oblast develops and manufactures Sarych UAVs equipped with video and thermal imaging surveillance. It also produces Klin loitering munitions, the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine's War&Sanctions project explained.

The plant is part of the Era Military Innovation Complex, a Russian Defence Ministry project aimed at developing advanced weapons. Roboavia is subject to Ukrainian sanctions.

Background: Ukrainska Pravda previously reported that Defence Intelligence of Ukraine had released an interactive 3D model and information about the main elements and components of the Klin loitering munition produced by Roboavia.

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