Attack on Smolensk region: could have hit rocket engine plant

Attack on Smolensk region: they could have hit a plant producing rocket engines Yaroslav Pogonchuk

Explosions thundered in the city of Safonovo, in the Smolensk region of Russia, on the night of January 4. The target of the UAV attack could have been one of the plants of the Russian defense industry complex.

The Avangard enterprise is part of one of the largest rocket-building holdings in Russia. It produces engine bodies for solid-fuel rockets and transport and launch containers.

What object could have been attacked in the Smolensk region

On the night of January 4, Safonovo in the Smolensk region was attacked by a UAV. The Avangard plant could have been a probable target for the strike.

Where is the Avangard plant located: see the map

It is known that it is part of one of the largest rocket-building holdings in Russia – JSC MIC NPO Mashinostroeniya, which in 2013 became part of JSC Tactical Missile Weapons Corporation.

Drones attacked the Smolensk region: watch the video

The enterprise mass-produces transport and launch containers, engine housings solid-fuel missiles, armor and radiation protection elements for armored vehicles, as well as radio-transparent shelters.

In total, on the night of January 4, explosions were heard in several regions of Russia: in the Bryansk, Smolensk, Belgorod, Pskov and Leningrad regions. In addition, the “Carpet” plan was introduced twice at the St. Petersburg Pulkovo Airport.