The next day after a supposed strike, we have publicly available relevant satellite imagery of the plant producing Shahed-136 and other UAVs in the iranian city of Isfahan.
Earlier media suggested that around 23:30 on January 28th, this facility suffered an attack. The iranian ministry of defense though reported an attempt to attack an unspecified facility, and the aerial attack on the plant with the use of three mini-drones was unsuccessful.
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As we can see from a SkySat satellite image published by Planet Labs, made after the alleged strike at 10:10, local time, there is no visible damage. On a side note, iran uses a peculiar time zone UTC +3:30.
Let's compare the new picture with last year's image from November 26. By the way, we can notice that two new hangars have been built since then, which is due to iran trying to ramp up the production of its drones.
Therefore, the available imagery doesn't seem to prove any significant damage, let alone complete destruction of the Shahed-producing facility.
Moreover, we should keep in mind that all the critical and important industrial lines iran hides beneath the surface. The country creates entire underground industrial complexes. To hit one of those, one would need special high-power bunker buster shells.
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