Ukrainian drones strike major Russian military radio factory in Stavropol, SBU source says
Ukrainian drones struck the Signal radio plant in Russia's Stavropol Krai overnight on July 26, a source in Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) told the Kyiv Independent.
The plant, located around 500 kilometers (311 miles) from Ukraine-controlled territory, manufactures electronic warfare equipment for front-line aircraft and is a major part of Russia's military-industrial complex.
One of the strikes targeted a building housing expensive imported equipment, including computer numerical control machines, the source said. The second strike hit a separate building that hosts an electronic devices workshop.
"The SBU continues to systematically disable enemy (Russia's) facilities working for the war against Ukraine," the source said. "Each such attack stops production processes and reduces the enemy's military potential."
The facility is sanctioned by the European Union, the U.S., Ukraine, and Japan. Russian independent media outlet Astra published video footage allegedly showing a direct drone strike on one of the facility's buildings.
Stavropol Krai Governor Vladimir Vladimirov confirmed the attack, saying drones targeted industrial facilities in the region and caused a small fire. No casualties were reported.
Russia's Defense Ministry claimed that its forces shot down 54 Ukrainian drones overnight across eight Russian regions. The ministry did not report any drones being intercepted over Stavropol Krai.
Founded in 1971, the Signal plant is one of the largest defense enterprises in the North-Caucasian Federal District. It produces active jamming systems, remote weapon-control modules, and other radio-electronic equipment.
It operates under Rostec's KRET cluster, a central structure in Russia's defense sector.
On July 25, Ukrainian drones hit a chemical plant in the same region. Ukraine's military regularly strikes military targets deep within Russia in an attempt to diminish Moscow's fighting power as it continues its war.
