General Staff: Ukraine strikes Tolyattikauchuk plant, missile component manufacturer and aircraft in Yeysk

Ukraine's defence forces struck the Tolyattikauchuk plant, Proton-Electrotex – a company which produces missile components – and an aircraft at the Yeysk airfield in Russia on 23 October and on the night of 23-24 October.

Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Details: A strike on the main production building of Proton-Electrotex JSC in the city of Oryol has been confirmed.

According to the General Staff, the company produces, among other things, components for S-71 Kovyor cruise missiles and Iskander-M ballistic missiles and is involved in the production of Pantsir-S1 air defence missile and gun systems.

The Tolyattikauchuk plant in Tolyatti, Samara Oblast, was also struck. An explosion and fire were recorded in the vicinity of the facility.

The General Staff noted that the plant produces synthetic rubber and other products used, among other things, in the manufacture of solid rocket propellant.

In addition, an aircraft was struck at the Yeysk airfield in Russia's Krasnodar Krai. The extent of the damage is being assessed.

Background: The Russian-installed occupation authorities reported a blackout in Sevastopol and other cities in Crimea.

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