Ukrainian Missiles Hit Voronezh Semiconductor Plant Behind Pantsir and Iskander-K Components

A series of explosions was reported on June 22, in the Russian city of Voronezh, with a local semiconductor manufacturing facility coming under attack.

According to the Telegram channel Exilenova+, a column of smoke was seen rising over the industrial site following the strike.

Ukraine’s General Staff confirmed the strike, saying that precision air-launched cruise missiles were used in the operation.

The plant is described as a producer of electronic components used in air defense missile-gun systems “Pantsir,” as well as parts for “Iskander-K” and Kh-101 missiles.

Exilenova+ suggests that workers may not have been evacuated in time before the strike.

Voronezh semiconductor plant is also characterized as a leading Russian developer and manufacturer of discrete semiconductor devices, integrated circuits, and power modules.

Within the production chain of the Kh-101 missile, the plant was involved in manufacturing electronic components, including transistor assemblies and matrices for the UVK-208 module used in missile systems, according to Ukrainian defense outlet Militarnyi.

As part of cooperation in the development of the 9M727 cruise missile for the Iskander-K system, the enterprise also produced and supplied semiconductor matrices for the onboard digital computer “Zarya-61M.”

In addition, the Voronezh semiconductor plant manufactured individual electronic components for the 72V6 combat vehicle used in the Pantsir-S1 system and its modifications, including diodes and transistor assemblies for the TVK-2 television guidance channel.

Several weeks earlier, Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces (SBS) carried out a strike on the Crimea Titan plant in the temporarily occupied city of Armyansk, targeting what SBS Commander Robert “Madyar” Brovdi described as the largest titanium production facility in Eastern Europe and an important supplier to Russia’s military industry.

The plant, located in northern Crimea, is one of the region’s major chemical enterprises, producing titanium dioxide and sulfuric acid.

According to Brovdi, the operation was conducted by operators of the 1st Separate Center of Unmanned Systems and resulted in confirmed damage to the facility.

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