Ukrainian forces used Ruta cruise missiles produced by Destinus to attack the Rostov Optical and Mechanical Plant.
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Ukraine used these missiles to attack the Rostov Optical and Mechanical Plant overnight on September 25–26.
Ukrainian forces struck the Azov Optical-Mechanical Plant in Russia’s Rostov Oblast overnight on Sept. 26.
A fire broke out at the plant’s foundry, while equipment in five production buildings was damaged.
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said its Alpha Special Operations Center hit the plant in a joint operation with the Ukrainian Navy.
The attack reportedly damaged the plant’s “optical and foundry production facilities, the assembly area, the galvanic shop and the printed circuit board manufacturing shop.”
Satellite images confirmed the strike on the Azov Optomechanical Plant on September 26, 2026.
Ukrainian Navy forces attacked the plant in a joint operation with the SBU using Neptune missiles.
The strike damaged production facilities including optics, casting, assembly, galvanizing, and printed circuit board workshops.
On the night of 26 September 2026, units of the Ukrainian Defence Forces in Azov, Rostov Oblast of the Russian Federation, struck facilities at the Azov Optical-Mechanical Plant.
A fire broke out in the foundry and equipment in five production buildings was damaged.
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