Drone Manufacturing Plant In Izhevsk Halted Operations After Ukraine Strike
Drone Manufacturing Plant In Izhevsk Halted Operations After Ukraine Strike32.07.2025, 18:12 2,558 The AFU struck at the plant "Kupol".The Izhevsk electromechanical plant Kupol, attacked by Ukrainian drones in the morning of July 1, has stopped work in Udmurtia, Astra's sources in the emergency services said. According to them, two drones reached their target: one flew into the window of workshop 106, the other hit the roof of workshop 110 and exploded. There was a fire, which led to the collapse of the roof on an area of 1300 m². As a result, four workshops in Building 1, where metal processing, soldering of microchips and production of shock drones are carried out, were destroyed. Before the attack, drones were assembled there around the clock in three shifts.Ahead of Udmurtia Alexander Brechalov reported three dead and 45 injured in the strike on the "Dome". He specified that 35 people were hospitalized, six of them are in serious condition. An emergency regime has been introduced in the region, which will be in effect "until a special order". The attack on the plant was also confirmed by the General Staff of the AFU. The agency said there were "precise hits" on building No. 1 at site No. 1, adding that "the results of the hit are being specified."The Kupol plant is part of the Almaz-Antey concern and is one of the largest enterprises of the Russian military-industrial complex. Initially, it produced only air defense equipment, in particular the Tor family of SAMs, as well as the Saman-M1 and Adjutant target practice systems. However, after the invasion of Ukraine, it set up production of Harpy-A1 attack drones based on Chinese engines and components.In October 2024, the United States imposed sanctions on the company. It is also under restrictions from the European Union, Switzerland and Canada.PATREONSupport the website Write your comment 3 You can support the website Charter97.orgMULTI-CURRENCY ACCOUNT FOR ASSISTANCE:Bank's name: Bank Millennium S.A.Address: ul. Stanislawa Zaryna, 2A, 02-593, WarszawaIBAN: PL97116022020000000216711123SWIFT: BIGBPLPWName of the account holder: Fundacja “KARTA ‘97”Purpose/title of payment: Donation for statuary aimsYou can contact us by the e-mail charter97@gmail.comFollow Charter97.org social media accountsFacebookYouTubeX.comvkontakteok.ruInstagramRSSTelegram
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