Ukrainian drones struck the Optic Fiber Programs plant in Saransk, Mordovia Republic, Russian unbiased outlet Astra reported on Might 7.
Two fires broke out in Saransk following the drone assault. One hearth erupted on the Optic Fiber Programs plant, whereas the second ignited a number of kilometers away, reportedly on the Saranskkabel plant.
Native residents instructed the pro-Kremlin Telegram channel Shot that a number of highly effective explosions shook town's industrial district round 6 a.m.
"The fiber optic methods plant in Saransk was very significantly broken after the strike," Andrii Kovalenko, an official at Ukraine's Nationwide Safety and Protection Council, stated on Might 7.
Kovalenko claimed the manufacturing facility equipped the Russian military with supplies for the manufacturing of fiber-optic drones, that are immune to digital warfare interference, and stated the shutdown of the manufacturing facility was now a risk.
Optical Fiber Programs JSC plant on hearth in Saransk after Ukrainian drone strike — ASTRA evaluation
In line with ASTRA’s evaluation of eyewitness footage from one of many fires in Saransk, town’s optical fiber manufacturing plant is as soon as once more on hearth.
Optical Fiber Programs JSC… pic.twitter.com/sppeiNbTNi— ASTRA (@ASTRA_PRESS) Might 7, 2025
The Kyiv Unbiased couldn’t confirm the claims. The potential penalties of the assault on the Saranskkabel plant stay unknown.
The operational headquarters of Mordovia banned the publication of photographs and movies exhibiting the aftermath of the assault.
The Optic Fiber Programs plant, with an annual capability of 4 million kilometers of fiber, additionally provides main Russian telecom operators.
The power was additionally focused on April 4, when Ukrainian drones struck fiber-optic and explosives factories throughout Russia.
Saransk lies about 630 kilometers (round 390 miles) east of Moscow and roughly 1000 kilometers (620 miles) from the closest level on the Russia–Ukraine border.
The Kyiv IndependentTim Zadorozhnyy
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