Ukraine Scales Up Drone Strikes on Military Targets Inside Russia.

Ukraine’s Defense Forces continue to intensify strikes against the rear infrastructure of Russia’s military-industrial complex (MIC).

On the night of October 27, Russia’s Ministry of Defense reported that air defense systems were active in several regions, claiming to have intercepted 51 drones. At the same time, a fire broke out in the Tambov region near a local oil refinery. According to Russian outlet Astra, citing local residents, a large fire erupted at the Transneft-Druzhba dispatch station in the village of Novonikolskoe, where the Michurinsk oil refinery is also located.

Additionally, Russian Telegram channels reported that Ukrainian drones struck the “Ethanol-Spirt” distillery in the village of Chervonnoe in the Voronezh region.

Previously, Ukrainian drones targeted facilities in the Nizhny Novgorod and Bryansk regions, which are part of Russia’s military-industrial infrastructure.

Russian authorities have confirmed the effectiveness of a recent drone strike by Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) on a key defense plant producing microelectronics for Iskander missiles and Pantsir-S1 air defense systems. The plant in question — Bryansk-based “Kremniy EL” — has reportedly suspended its production cycle.

Approximately 90% of the plant’s output serves the Russian defense industry. Its end users include military manufacturers such as Telta, Vega Radio Engineering Concern, Almaz-Antey, Sozvezdie, Aviapriborostroenie, Roscosmos, and Rosatom.

The electronics produced at the facility are used in the development of strategic missile systems like Topol-M and Bulava, S-300 and S-400 air defense systems, Pantsir-S1 missile-gun systems, and onboard avionics for MiG and Su aircraft.

Russia has been forced to acknowledge both critical damage to production facilities and the current inability to continue manufacturing equipment for its defense needs. According to plant representatives, the strike disrupted power supply systems and damaged specialized energy infrastructure, breaking vital production chains.

The plant's general director, Oleg Dantsev, admitted that restoring operations would be extremely difficult. “There are challenges in procuring spare parts to repair technological equipment and energy infrastructure. Construction experts are assessing the extent of the damage and the feasibility of restoration,” he noted.

Significantly, this plant has been targeted multiple times by Ukrainian intelligence drones — reportedly hit four times prior. After a previous successful attack, Ukraine’s military intelligence stated: “One can assume that such strikes on Russia’s defense industry will continue until the aggressor state ends the war on Ukrainian territory and withdraws all its troops.”

This pattern of consistent and targeted strikes appears to be producing concrete results.

A similar case involves the Bryansk Chemical Plant named after the 50th Anniversary of the USSR, which specializes in the production of industrial explosives and the disposal of munitions — including seismic charges, detonator blocks, borehole charges, and ammonites. This facility is part of the “Techmash” Concern under the state corporation “Rostec.” Since October 2023, HUR drones have struck the plant at least six times.

These are not symbolic actions or demonstrations of capability. Rather, they represent a deliberate and systematic campaign by Ukraine’s military intelligence agency.

Notably, the range of Ukrainian drone strikes continues to expand — now reaching over 1,200 kilometers from the Russian-Ukrainian border. A recent successful attack targeted a Shahed drone production facility and the TANECO oil refinery at a distance of more than 1,200 km inside Russian territory — evidence of Ukraine’s growing capabilities for deep-strike operations.

It is now evident that Ukraine is scaling up the production of long-range strike drones capable of reaching targets more than a thousand kilometers away.

This sustained campaign by Ukraine’s military intelligence and armed forces against the Russian military-industrial infrastructure and rear military targets underscores their status as legitimate military objectives.