Ukraine struck a important Russian military-industrial web site in a single day on July 5 that produces elements for high-precision weapons utilized by Moscow to assault Ukraine, the Normal Employees of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported.

The positioning in query is JSC VNIIR-Progress, a Russian state institute that focuses on growing electronic warfare (EW) methods, together with the Kometa antenna arrays, used to jam satellite tv for pc, radio, and radar indicators.

The institute is situated in Cheboksary, Chuvash Republic, about 1,200 kilometers (745 miles) away from the Ukrainian border.

The Kometa antenna is utilized in Shahed-type drones, Iskander-Okay cruise missiles, and guided aerial bomb modules — all high-precision weapons utilized by Russia to strike civilian and navy targets throughout Ukraine.

The Normal Employees confirmed that Ukrainian weapons reached the goal space however mentioned closing injury assessments had been nonetheless underway.

The VNIIR-Progress institute has been sanctioned by each the US and the European Union for its function in supporting Russia's struggle effort.

The Iskander-Okay is a precision-guided cruise missile with a spread of as much as 500 kilometers (311 miles), regularly utilized by Russia to focus on civilian areas. Shahed drones have turn out to be a central a part of Moscow's airstrike ways since late 2022 on account of their low price and excessive payload.

Positioned on the Volga River, Cheboksary is the capital of the Chuvash Republic and lies deep inside Russian territory. Russian impartial media outlet Astra and native Telegram channels earlier reported explosions within the metropolis in a single day.

Russia's Protection Ministry claimed to have shot down two drones over the area.

This marks the second identified Ukrainian drone strike on VNIIR-Progress. On June 9, explosions and fires had been additionally reported on the facility following one other drone assault.