The Voronezh factory feeds the Pantsir, the Iskander-K, and the Kh-101—and now it’s on fire

Jun 22, 2026 - 09:09

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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.

Moscow often finds ways to bypass international sanctions and buy electronics for its weapons abroad. Some electronic components, however, are successfully produced domestically. Striking the factories rather than only the launchers turns Russia's own dependencies against it. Each damaged node lengthens the time Moscow needs to replace what Ukraine destroys.

Cruise missiles hit a Voronezh chip plant

The Voronezh Semiconductor Devices Plant, known as VZPP-S, has come under fire on the morning of 22 June, Exilenova+ reported. Russian sources claim that Ukraine used cruise missiles in the attack.

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.

voronezh factory feeds pantsir iskander-k kh-101—and now it's fire · post black smoke rises over russia after reported ukrainian missile strike vzpp-s semiconductor plant 22 2026 5316704522568669590 ukraine news reports — Black smoke rises over Voronezh, Russia, after a reported Ukrainian missile strike on the VZPP-S semiconductor plant, 22 June 2026. Photo: Exilenova+

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.

Update: Ukraine confirms the strike

Ukraine's General Staff confirmed the 22 June attack. The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine carried it out, the General Staff said, meaning that Anglo-French Storm Shadow/Scalp missiles were used.

Crews used high-precision, air-launched cruise missiles against the plant. The military called the enterprise a critical part of Russia's military-industrial complex. Destroying its output will significantly degrade Russia's ability to make new missiles, the General Staff said.

It added that Ukraine's Defense Forces will keep cutting Russia's capacity to wage the war, and signaled more strikes to come.