Ukraine strikes Russian titanium plant, facility producing missile, drone components, monitoring channels claim

Editor's note: This story was updated to include details of a reported Ukrainian attack on Lipetsk Oblast.

Ukrainian forces struck Avisma, one of the world's largest titanium sponge producers in Russia's Perm Krai, and the Energiya plant in Lipetsk Oblast, which manufactures components for missile systems and drones, on Oct. 25, Ukrainian and Russian monitoring channels reported.

Perm Krai Governor Dmitry Makhonin said at around 11 a.m. local time that 11 drones had been downed during a Ukrainian attack on the region.

Makhonin added that an "industrial facility" in the northern part of the region had sustained "minor" damage but continued to operate as normal. The governor did not specify which facility had been damaged.

According to Makhonin, five employees of the facility were also injured in the Ukrainian attack.

Ukrainian monitoring channel Exilenova+ said the strike targeted Avisma in the town of Berezniki, located about 170 kilometers (105 miles) from the regional center of Perm. The plant is part of Russian metallurgical corporation VSMPO-AVISMA.

Located more than 1,400 kilometers (870 miles) from the Ukrainian-Russian border, Avisma has been under U.S. sanctions since 2023. The plant manufactures products used in military aircraft, nuclear submarines, armored vehicles, and missile systems.

Later in the day, Ukrainian forces also attacked the Energiya plant in the city of Yelets, in Russia's Lipetsk Oblast, more than 200 kilometers (120 miles) from the Ukrainian border, the Russian independent media outlet Astra reported, citing open-source intelligence (OSINT) data.

Lipetsk Oblast Governor Igor Artamonov said an "industrial zone" had been targeted, injuring one person. The governor did not identify the facility that came under attack.

Energiya is Russia's largest research and production enterprise specializing in electrochemical power sources. Its products are used across various sectors, including the defense industry, civil aviation, maritime transport and energy. The plant manufactures batteries for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), power sources for air defense missile systems, and batteries for aircraft and naval vessels.

The enterprise is under sanctions imposed by the U.S., the European Union, the U.K., Canada, Switzerland, Japan, Australia and Ukraine.

The plant was previously attacked in May and July 2025, as well as in January 2026.

Ukraine had not commented on the reported strikes in Lipetsk Oblast and Perm Krai at the time of publication.

Ukraine regularly strikes military targets deep within Russia and occupied territories in an effort to diminish Moscow's ability to continue waging its war.

Ukraine's General Staff said Ukrainian forces also struck Russian military radar stations in Belgorod Oblast overnight on Oct. 25, as well as a Russian command post in occupied Zaporizhzhia Oblast and a command-and-observation post in occupied Kherson Oblast.

Other targets included concentrations of Russian troops in the occupied parts of Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts, the General Staff added.

Earlier, Ukrainian monitoring channels reported a fire at the Omsky Kauchuk petrochemical plant in the Russian city of Omsk following a Ukrainian attack.

The overnight attack on Belgorod also damaged a local shopping and entertainment center, monitoring channel Exilenova+ reported.

Belgorod Mayor Valentin Demidov said one person was killed and 10 others were injured in the attack. Residential buildings and cars were also damaged, he added.