The Votkinsk Machine Building Plant — a key missile production hub in Russia's Udmurt Republic — was struck during a drone attack late in the evening of Feb. 20, according to local eyewitnesses and Telegram monitoring channels, APA reports, citing the KYIV INDEPENDENT.
The Votkinsk Plant is a strategic, state-owned defense enterprise and one of the most important missile factories in Russia. It produces short-range Iskander-M ballistic missiles — used frequently in attacks against Ukraine — and intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), capable of carrying nuclear warheads as far as the United States.
It is also suspected that the plant produces Russia's new Oreshnik ICBM.
Residents of Votkinsk reported explosions during a nighttime drone attack and said the strike targeted the missile plant. Locals also posted videos to social media showing black smoke rising from the site and shared photos of windows shattered in nearby buildings.
Aleksandr Brechalov, head of the Udmurt Republic, reported that a facility in the region was hit by a Ukrainian drone — though he did not identify the specific target.
"According to operational data, there are damages and casualties," Brechalov said.
The independent Russian Telegram news channel Astra reported that the Votkinsk Plant was hit in the attack, citing analysis of eyewitness footage.
Locals claim that two of the plant's workshops — No. 22 and No. 36 — were damaged by the strike, according to Astra.
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