Ukrainian forces struck a sanctioned semiconductor plant inside Russia that supplies components for some of Moscow’s most-used missiles, the Ukrainian Telegram channel Exilenova+ reported. The strike on 22 June set the Voronezh factory ablaze. The plant feeds Russia’s air-defense and cruise-missile production lines.
Cruise missiles hit a Voronezh chip plant
Cruise missiles struck the Voronezh Semiconductor Devices Plant, known as VZPP-S, on the morning of 22 June, Exilenova+ reported. The channel published multiple photos and videos of a fire at the site. The plant is a leading Russian maker of discrete semiconductor devices, integrated microchips, and power modules. It already sits on the sanctions lists of many countries.
The plant supplies parts for at least three Russian weapons.
- For the Kh-101 cruise missile, it makes transistor assemblies used in the “UVK-208” control unit.
- For the Iskander-K’s 9M727 cruise missile, it produces semiconductor arrays for the onboard computer.
- For the Pantsir-S1 air-defense system, it supplies diodes and transistor assemblies for the channel TVK-2. Such chips are exactly what Russia struggles to source under sanctions.
A node in the supply chain
Hitting a component plant aims to slow several production lines at once. Ukraine has increasingly targeted Russian defense factories, not just front-line launchers. Its long-range weapons now reach deep into Russian territory. Kyiv frames these strikes as cutting the supply behind Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities.
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