Partisans of the Atesh movement successfully reconnoitered the Obukhov State Plant in St. Petersburg, an industrial site of significant importance to the russian defense sector.
The full name of this enterprise is North Western Regional Center of Almaz Antey Concern – Obukhov Plant, it is part of a major government-run corporation known as JSC Concern VKO Almaz-Antey and is critical in sustaining russia’s military capabilities. The local offshoot specializes in producing high-tech products for both military and civilian applications.
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#ATESH scouted the Obukhov Plant in St. Petersburg — a key site of Almaz-Antey. It produces components for Russian air defense systems. Logistics and ops recorded. We’re inside. #RussianUkrainianWar pic.twitter.com/YHPeCFYVkI — ATESH_eng (@atesh_eng) May 2, 2025
In particular, the plant develops and manufactures components for anti-aircraft missile systems, radar equipment, and automated air defense control systems — all actively used by russian invasion forces to wage war on Ukraine.
"Our agents recorded important details of the plant's operation and logistics processes, which will help the Ukrainian Defense Forces to undermine the aggressor's military industry more effectively in the future," the statement reads.
Earlier, Defense Express reported on other activities by the Atesh movement partisans, including scouting the 28th arsenal of the russian Aerospace Forces, a high-security military facility in russia.
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