10/19/2024 – Translated from Ukrainian via Google and OFP
On the night of October 19, Ukrainian drones attacked the territory of the Bryansk region of the Russian Federation. One of the UAV’s targets could have been one of the largest microelectronics enterprises in Russia, “Silicon El”.
Local residents said that explosions and a fire occurred in the area of the plant. This is reported in Russian propaganda Telegram channels.
Bryansk publics stated that after the drone attack, local authorities closed traffic for vehicles “from the ring at Poltinnik to the ring at Samolet.” Traffic was also restricted on the streets adjacent to Krasnoarmeyskaya.
It is worth noting that it is on Krasnoarmeyskaya Street, in particular, 300 meters from the “ring near Samolet” that the “Kremniy El” enterprise is located. The Bryansk city administration announced that the elimination of the consequences of the fire is ongoing.
The Kremniy El enterprise is one of the largest suppliers of military microelectronics, into which the Putin regime has poured billions of funds. According to the Defense Express portal, the importance of this enterprise for the military-industrial complex of the Russian Federation is fully demonstrated by the volume of investments.
Thus, since 2010, $5.5 million has been allocated to the plant annually. In 2014, the enterprise reported that it had increased its production output by 8 times since 2000. The production volumes of some types of products were also announced then – case integrated circuits and transistors – first place in the Russian Federation and a plan for 2014 of 7 million units.
It is noteworthy that the Kremnoy El plant has been repeatedly attacked by Ukrainian UAVs. In September 2023, the Kremnoy El plant in Bryansk was attacked by drones for the third time. Smoke from the burning plant was visible for many kilometers.
At the end of 2023, the Kremniy El radio plant, which produces parts for Russian weapons, was attacked again in Bryansk, Russia. Local authorities then traditionally reported “air defense work.”
Recall that on October 19, in the Bryansk region of the Russian Federation, they complained about an attack by Ukrainian drones. In particular, loud explosions were heard by residents of the regional center, they also wrote on social networks about the “flash”.
Earlier , new satellite images of the aftermath of the strike on the BK warehouse in the Bryansk region appeared online. The 67th arsenal of the Main Missile and Artillery Directorate (GRAU) of the Russian Defense Ministry in the city of Karachev in the Bryansk region was struck on October 9. Among other things, the Russians stored ammunition from the DPRK and KABs there.
It would be great for Ukraine if this important plant would finally burn down to the ground. Even better would be if the employees burn with the facility.
I’m surprised they put such a plant in Bryansk instead of deeper into mafialand
Maybe because it’s not so easy and cheap to relocate such a plant.