Attack on U.S. Flex factory in Mukachevo. Will Trump turn blind eye?

The strike on Flex was brazen, provocative, and symbolic—especially following Trump’s talks with his “wise friend Vladimir.” Flex is an American company and one of the world’s largest contract electronics manufacturers.

Flextronics International Ltd., as it was formerly known, has operated in Ukraine since the early 2000s. The facility has steadily expanded—adding new production lines and launching new operations.

Today, it covers about 55,000 square meters and employs nearly 3,000 people.

The factory produces:

- Components for the automotive industry;

- Computer platforms;

- Electronics for household appliances (e.g., coffee machines, printers);

- Fitness trackers and medical monitoring devices;

- Industrial and telecommunications products.

And here it is—just 50 kilometers from the Hungarian border, where another of Trump’s “wisest” friends, Orbán, governs—targeted by ballistic missiles. Symbolic, isn’t it?

Especially considering this is the city’s second strike since February 2022.

The first attack occurred in May 2022, when Russian forces targeted railway infrastructure near Volovets, close to Mukachevo, damaging civilian and transport facilities. 

And now, again. After Alaska and Washington. After the red carpet rolled out for crawling American service members. Handshakes and the heresy of “Putin wants peace more than ever.” With delicate care for an intimate phone call, without European partners present, so as “not to embarrass friend Vladimir.”

And “friend Vladimir”—well, he hits an American factory. Deep in the rear. Precisely and audaciously.

It’s worth wondering how “friend Trump” will respond. He should have issued a statement by now. Though maybe his morning golf comes before reacting to the burning of an American factory in the “safe” part of Ukraine.

What more proof is needed that negotiations with these madmen are pointless?

According to the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine, over 53 percent of its U.S. member companies have been affected by Russian strikes. Some assets on occupied territory have been seized and appropriated. And all of it as if it were nothing.

It seems likely this attack, too, will be swallowed silently by the Nobel Peace Prize hopeful.

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About the author. Zoya Kazanzhy, journalist.

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