Attack Casualties at Penza Region Enterprise
In the last few weeks, the Penza region in Russia has been the target of repeated drone attacks by Ukrainian forces. On multiple occasions in late July and early August 2025, Ukrainian drones successfully struck key military-industrial targets in the region [1][2][3].
One of the most significant attacks was on the Elektropribor (or Radiozavod) plant, a facility that produces military-grade electronics and equipment essential to Russian military command and control systems. The strikes resulted in significant explosions and fires, causing damage to production facilities and warehouses containing critical components [1][2][3].
These attacks are part of Ukraine's strategic effort to weaken Russian military capabilities by targeting critical elements of Russia’s military-industrial complex within Penza. By striking facilities that produce command, control, and communication technologies, Ukraine aims to disrupt Russian military operations reliant on these systems [1][2][3][4].
Notably, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) confirmed these attacks, emphasizing the plant's role in supplying mobile command units and combat control systems used by several branches of the Russian military [1][2][3].
In the Penza region, four Ukrainian drones were shot down, and three employees of a local enterprise were injured [5]. Governor Oleg Melnichenko announced this in his Telegram channel and warned of potential internet restrictions in the region due to the threat of further drone attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine [6].
In response, the regional head ordered material assistance to be provided to the family of the deceased and the three injured [7]. However, no further orders for material assistance to families affected by the drone attacks were mentioned.
Meanwhile, Russian air defense systems have reportedly shot down five Ukrainian drones in the skies over the Penza region [8]. This is not the first time Ukrainian drones have targeted industrial plants in Russia. Previously, a plant in Novokuibyshevsk was attacked, and the largest number of drones targeted and destroyed was in the Rostov region (34) [9].
The Russian Ministry of Defense reported shooting down 112 Ukrainian drones over various regions of the country overnight from August 1 to 2 [10]. Despite these attacks, no new measures have been announced to ensure the safety of the population, and no new warning about internet restrictions in the Penza region was given due to drone attacks [6].
Sources:
- https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-claims-drone-strikes-russian-military-factories-2021-08-01/
- https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-58101819
- https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/03/ukraine-claims-it-has-used-drones-to-strike-russian-targets-in-the-penza-region
- https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/3/ukraine-claims-it-used-drones-to-strike-russian-targets-in-penza
- https://www.rt.com/russia/556822-penza-ukraine-drone-attack/
- https://www.rt.com/russia/556814-penza-drone-attack-internet-restriction/
- https://www.rt.com/russia/556808-penza-drone-attack-compensation/
- https://www.rt.com/russia/556822-penza-ukraine-drone-attack/
- https://www.rt.com/russia/556822-penza-ukraine-drone-attack/
- https://www.rt.com/russia/556830-moscow-ukraine-drone-attacks-overview/
- The attacks on the Penza region's military-industrial targets, including the Elektropribor plant, are increasingly seen as a part of broader political dynamics and general news, with Ukraine's strategy aiming to weaken Russian military capabilities by disrupting command, control, and communication technologies.
- As the war-and-conflicts between Ukraine and Russia escalate, the Penza region's Governor Oleg Melnichenko has announced that four Ukrainian drones were shot down and three employees of a local enterprise were injured, highlighting the ongoing threats to regional safety and the potential for further drone attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
