{
  "id": 7771897,
  "title": "Partisans claim sabotage at Russian plant producing missile components",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/partisans-claim-sabotage-at-russian-plant-producing-missile-components",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T11:11:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Independent",
    "slug": "kyiv-independent",
    "url": "https://kyivindependent.com/partisans-claim-sabotage-at-russian-plant-producing-missile-components/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On September 16, Ukrainian partisan group Atesh claimed responsibility for sabotaging the power supply at a Russian electronics plant in Voronezh. The facility, VZPP-Sborka, manufactures components for Kh-101 cruise missiles, 9M727 cruise missile components, and Pantsir-S1 air defense systems. Atesh reported that their agent infiltrated an electrical substation, bypassed security, and destroyed the main distribution cabinet, causing a voltage surge that halted production and disrupted supplies for several weeks. The group did not provide a specific date for the operation, citing the need to protect their agents. Voronezh, located about 155 miles from the Ukrainian border, has been a target of previous Ukrainian attacks. On June 22, Russian Air Force jets struck the same plant with cruise missiles. Atesh has previously claimed sabotage operations against Russian military infrastructure in Ukraine's occupied territories and Russia, including a strike on a communications tower near Perm in early September.",
  "summary": "\"Our agent, after a long study of the facility, detailed planning, and searching for weak points, managed to infiltrate an electrical substation near the VZPP-Sborka plant,\" Atesh said.",
  "key_points": [
    "Ukrainian partisan group Atesh claimed responsibility for sabotaging Russian electronics plant.",
    "Sabotage targeted power supply at VZPP-Sborka facility, disrupting missile component production.",
    "Attack on Voronezh plant occurred on September 16, citing need to protect agents."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Post",
        "title": "‘Weeks’ Without Power: Partisans Claim Sabotage Hit Russian Missile Components Plant",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/weeks-without-power-partisans-claim-sabotage-hit-russian-missile",
        "published": "2026-09-16T10:41:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}