On the night of Friday to Saturday, Ukrainian forces They attacked in Saransk (The Mordov Republic) of JSC Optopholeonee Sestem.
To The only factory in Russia specializing in the production of optical fiberslocated about 800 km from the borders with Ukraine.
What's more, that's there optical fibers are produced Used to control FPV drones, which Moscow uses to fight in Ukraine.
War in Ukraine. Kyiv hit a fiber factor in Russia
FPV fiber optic drones (First-Person View, i.e. allowing live preview) are equipped with fiber wound on the spoolwhich develops during the flight and connects the machine with the operator.
Thanks to the use of this technology unmanned aerial vehicles are resistant to military devices Tracking radioelectronic waves, but they have less maneuverability and are more susceptible to losing communication.
This type of drones are used in combat both through Russian and Ukrainian forces.
Attack in the capital of the Republic of Mordovia. “Unidentified drones”
The head of the Ukrainian government center of counteracting disinformation Andrij Kałenko announced on Saturday that “Unidentified drones” hit the fiber optic factory in the capital of the Republic of Mordovia, Saransk.
Kałenko stated that the company produces Materials for control, communication and data transmission systemsincluding for controlling drones.
A successful Ukrainian attack. They hit the Russian fiber factory
On video recordings published on Saturday, social media can be seen a powerful explosion and fire in Saransk.
The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that Russian forces on Friday to Saturday shot down three drones over the Republic of Mordoviaand the head of the Artiom Zdunov region confirmed that The drone hit the company.
ISW said that it is not able to verify the damage that occurred at the Saransk factory.
As experts note Successful Ukrainian attacks to the enterprise would probably limit the possibilities of the Russian army in the scope of providing soldiers of optical fibers used by drones.