{"id":119457,"date":"2025-05-21T09:45:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T09:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/119457\/"},"modified":"2025-05-21T09:45:15","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T09:45:15","slug":"ukrainian-drones-target-russian-semiconductor-plant-and-disrupt-internet-near-moscow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/119457\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian Drones Target Russian Semiconductor Plant and Disrupt Internet Near Moscow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" data-start=\"181\" data-end=\"368\">Ukrainian drones targeted a Russian military electronics plant and disrupted mobile internet services near Moscow in a major overnight air assault, officials said early Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"619\" data-end=\"821\">Oryol region Governor Andrei Klychkov <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/Klychkov_Andrey\/4823\" title=\"said\">said<\/a> a \u201clarge-scale enemy drone attack\u201d targeted the town of Bolkhov, around 200 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, damaging the Bolkhovsky Semiconductor Devices Plant.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"823\" data-end=\"979\">The plant, which produces components for Russia\u2019s electronic warfare systems, is under U.S. and Ukrainian <a href=\"https:\/\/ofac.treasury.gov\/recent-actions\/20240501\" title=\"sanctions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sanctions<\/a>. Klychkov said there were no casualties.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"823\" data-end=\"979\">Russia\u2019s Defense Ministry said it destroyed 159 Ukrainian drones over nine regions, including Moscow.<\/p>\n<p>\t\tnews<br \/>\n\t\t<a data-id=\"in-article-block\" class=\"related-article__inner\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themoscowtimes.com\/2025\/05\/21\/putin-makes-first-trip-to-kursk-region-since-russian-army-expelled-ukrainian-forces\" title=\"Putin Makes First Trip to Kursk Region Since Russian Army Expelled Ukrainian Forces\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tPutin Makes First Trip to Kursk Region Since Russian Army Expelled Ukrainian Forces<br \/>\n\t\t\tRead more<br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"981\" data-end=\"1131\">Residents in the Moscow, Vladimir and Lipetsk regions <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/astrapress\/81585\" title=\"reported\">reported<\/a> mobile internet outages during the strikes, according to the Telegram news channel Astra.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1133\" data-end=\"1347\">\u201cThe military decided to temporarily disconnect [mobile internet services] for security reasons,\u201d Lipetsk region Governor Igor Artamonov <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/igor_artamonov48\/4391\" title=\"wrote\">wrote<\/a> on Telegram. \u201cAccess will be restored as soon as the situation allows.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1349\" data-end=\"1564\">The drone barrage came as the Kremlin said President Vladimir Putin visited the Kursk region, but it was not immediately clear if his trip coincided with the overnight attacks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1855\" data-end=\"2100\">Meanwhile, Ukraine\u2019s national guard said a Russian ballistic missile strike killed six soldiers and wounded at least 10 others at a training site in the Sumy border region. 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