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Ukraine Identifies 23 Companies Making Missiles for Russia’s Pantsir—One-Third Remain Unsanctioned
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Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR) has identified 23 Russian companies involved in producing 95Ya6 guided missiles for Russia’s Pantsir air defense systems, the agency said on September 30.
The information was published on HUR’s War&Sanctions portal and details companies participating in the production chain for the 95Ya6, the primary medium-range missile used by various modifications of the Pantsir system.
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The Pantsir is a family of Russian short-range self-propelled surface-to-air missile and gun systems designed to protect military, industrial, and other strategic facilities. Russia also uses the systems to strengthen air defenses at low and extremely low altitudes and counter large-scale aerial attacks.
According to HUR, the Shipunov Instrument Design Bureau plays a central role in the production chain as the primary developer and manufacturer of the 95Ya6 missile. The company is also involved in producing weapons for Russia’s Orion unmanned systems, Krasnopol guided artillery shells, and cannons for Sukhoi fighter jets.
Among the newly identified companies are the Komponent plant, which produces proximity target sensors for the missiles; the Sergo Ordzhonikidze Saratov Electrical Instrument-Making Plant, which supplies radiation and power units; and the Tambov Elektropribor plant, which manufactures control equipment for the 95Ya6.
HUR said approximately one-third of the 23 companies disclosed in the latest update are not currently sanctioned by any country participating in the international sanctions coalition.
The latest disclosure follows HUR’s earlier publication of information on more than 50 companies involved in manufacturing the 72V6 combat vehicle used in the Pantsir-S1 system.
Russia has deployed Pantsir systems to protect strategically important sites, including placing them on rooftops in Moscow since 2023. According to HUR, a newer Pantsir-SMD-E variant has also been observed in the Russian capital this year. Unlike previous versions, the system uses small TKB-1055 Gvozd missiles instead of automatic cannons.
“Air defense systems, including Pantsir systems, provide protection for Russian facilities producing cruise and ballistic missiles, while also shielding Russian military formations during offensive and defensive operations in Ukraine, as well as other strategically important sites in Russia,” the agency added.
The disclosure comes after Ukrainian forces destroyed two Russian Pantsir-S1 systems in separate strikes in temporarily occupied Crimea and Russia’s Krasnodar region in late August.
One system was destroyed near occupied Kerch on August 29, while another was struck near a military airfield in Yeysk, Krasnodar region, the following day, according to the open-source channel Dossier Shpiona, which published images of the destroyed systems.
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