The plant produces semiconductors and optoelectronic components, including inverter switches for Iskander-M ballistic missiles and modules for Pantsir-S1 air defense systems. The attack, carried out with British-made Storm Shadow cruise missiles, killed at least 3 workers and targeted buildings used for the production of microchips and silicon wafers.
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Ukraine Destroys All Production Workshops at Russia's Proton Electronics Plant
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Satellite imagery confirms that Ukrainian missile strikes on Oct. 23 destroyed all functional production workshops at the Proton-Electrotex electronics plant in Oryol. Two of the site's three workshops are now in ruins, while the third had been converted into a shopping center, eliminating the facility's manufacturing capacity.
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