- Category
- Latest news
Russian Missile Strike Hits US-Owned Factory in Western Ukraine With 600 Workers Inside
- Authors
![Photo of Maryna Kulakova]( "Photo of Maryna Kulakova")
Russian forces launched a missile strike on the city of Mukachevo in Zakarpattia overnight on August 21, hitting a civilian enterprise, local officials reported.
Mukachevo Mayor Andrii Baloha confirmed that cruise missiles struck a major factory employing thousands of residents in the city and surrounding district. The attack sparked a large fire and left 15 people injured, though no fatalities were reported. Emergency crews continue to provide assistance to the wounded.
UPD. As of 14:44, the number of people injured in the attack has risen to 19, according to Head of the Zakarpattia Regional State Administration Myroslav Biletsky.
According to Mukachevo City Council Secretary Andrii Hlagoła, around 600 employees were present at the plant when the missiles struck. Thanks to a rapid evacuation into designated shelters on the factory grounds, a mass casualty event was avoided.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha added that the Russians targeted a US venture.
“One of the missiles struck a major American electronics manufacturer in our westernmost region, leading to serious damage and casualties. A fully civilian facility that has nothing to do with defense or the military. This is not the first Russian attack on American businesses in Ukraine, after strikes on Boeing offices in Kyiv earlier this year and other attacks. No military logic or necessity, just terror against people, businesses, and normal life in our country,” Sybiha wrote on X.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned the strike, stressing that Russia deliberately targeted a civilian site backed by American investment.
“They used several cruise missiles against an American-owned enterprise in Zakarpattia. It was an ordinary factory producing everyday goods like coffee machines. Yet this, too, is a target for Russia. Very telling. As of now, 15 people have been injured, all of them receiving medical care,” Zelenskyy wrote on his official Telegram page.
The factory specializes in plastic molding and produces components for electronics, coffee makers, printer cartridges, and digital price tags, among other consumer goods, according to local officials.
Authorities are continuing to assess the full scale of the damage.
Earlier on August 21, Russia launched a massive overnight barrage against Ukraine, firing drones, cruise missiles, and hypersonic Kinzhal missiles in one of its largest-scale attacks in weeks. The strikes triggered nationwide air alerts that began late last night and continued into the early morning hours. Explosions were reported in Lviv, Mukachevo, Zaporizhzhia, and several other regions.
