Espreso. Global
Exclusive

Defense Express: Strikes in Kazan target key military facilities

Sofia Polonska
20 January, 2025 Monday
18:51

Military expert Valerii Riabykh, Director of Development at the information and consulting company Defense Express, discussed key enemy military facilities located in Kazan during an interview on Espreso

client/title.list_title

The expert shared his opinion during an interview on Espreso.

"Kazan is a major production hub for the aggressor state. The Gorbunov Kazan Aviation Plant produces, upgrades, and repairs strategic bombers such as the Tu-22M3 and Tu-160. This is significant because Ukraine’s Defense Forces continue efforts to reduce the aggressor state's strategic military potential, particularly in the aviation component of its nuclear deterrence forces. These strikes follow earlier attacks on radar stations, fuel reserves for strategic bombers in Engels, and now this plant," Riabykh explained.

He also noted other critical facilities in Kazan, including a helicopter plant and a powder plant, both of which produce equipment and materials used by Russia in the war against Ukraine.

"In addition to the aviation plant, there is the Kazan Helicopter Plant, which produces military helicopters used by Russia in its war against Ukraine. Additionally, the Kazan Powder Plant manufactures explosive materials and powders primarily for aviation munitions. The plant's products are also used in missiles and aerial bombs employed by Russia to terrorize Ukrainians," Riabykh said.

The expert emphasized that strikes on such industrial hubs not only have significant military importance in reducing the enemy's potential, but also apply psychological pressure. 

"There are fewer and fewer areas in the terrorist state that can consider themselves distanced from this unjust war against Ukraine. This war is increasingly coming to their doorstep," he added.

  • On the night of Monday, January 20, reports emerged in Russia of a potential drone attack in Tatarstan, leading to restrictions on two airports and explosions in Kazan.

 

 

 

 

Tags:
Read also:
  • News
2025, Monday
10 February
12:11
Exclusive
Ukraine's Kostiantynivka becomes new focal point for Russian forces — military expert Zgurets
11:49
99 clashes at front on Feb. 9: Ukrainian forces repel 33 Russian attacks in Pokrovsk sector
11:30
Exclusive
Russian army lacks strong reserves in Pokrovsk sector — Ukrainian officer
11:12
Three key factors critical to stabilizing Russian-Ukrainian front — Ukraine’s top general
10:55
Russia can’t ignore heavy losses in Ukraine much longer — NATO military chief
10:37
Ukrainian forces destroy Russian troops trying to raise flags in Toretsk, Donetsk region
10:16
Russia launches overnight drone attack on Ukraine, hitting residential area in Sumy
09:54
Russia’s Krasnodar region reports drone attack: Afipsky oil refinery likely targeted
09:35
Russia loses over 850,000 soldiers in Ukraine since start of invasion
2025, Sunday
9 February
21:30
Drone Line: Ukraine's new large-scale military initiative
21:00
Zelenskyy: Russia pushes for elections in Ukraine to install puppet president
20:30
Zelenskyy: Putin plans to move on Poland, Hungary, Baltics after Ukraine
20:00
Invisible, cheap, and dangerous: Why Russians want to copy Ukraine's Chaklun drone
19:30
Why Hungary will supply Russian gas to Transnistria
19:00
Zelenskyy predicts Ukraine will recover Russian-occupied regions
18:30
Russian forces destroy gas facility in Kharkiv region
18:00
Germany spots suspicious drones over training base
17:35
Partisans identify Russian oil depot in Smolensk region
17:05
"Death to Ukrainians": The Day Muravyov’s army stormed Kyiv
16:35
Higher education and homes: Zelenskyy unveils military recruitment benefits for young men
16:05
Russia deploys Italmas drone – how dangerous is it?
15:35
16-hour battle: Ukraine's 47th brigade repels Russian, North Korean attacks in Kursk region
15:05
Russian tanker carrying 130,000 tons of fuel oil sinks in Leningrad region
14:37
North Korea uses Ukraine war to test military potential, experts say
13:40
Prince Harry honors Ukrainian heroes at Invictus Games 2025 opening
13:17
Exclusive
Russia can't keep advancing: It is running out of reserves
12:30
Russian spy ship ablaze near Syria, but how did it get there? – Defense Express
12:30
Exclusive
War will last years, until Russia's economy is exhausted: What Trump might ask Putin
12:00
Exclusive
Trump compares Ukraine to Gaza: Will he suggest resettling Ukrainians at his meeting with Zelenskyy?
11:30
How Ukrainian Air Defense and drone operators take down Russian military aircraf
11:00
Nuclear plant region in Western Ukraine hit by large-scale Russian attack
10:35
Russia loses aircraft, 24 artillery systems, 1,460 soldiers in one day in Ukraine – General Staff
2025, Saturday
8 February
20:00
Review
AIM-120 missiles: how Ukraine’s F-16s, NASAMS counter air, missile threats
19:40
Debate on peacekeepers in Ukraine are “inappropriate and premature”, says Scholz
19:26
Russia's artillery superiority decreased fivefold over past year - Ukraine’s top general
19:05
Putin expands Russian army for war, and not just against Ukraine — Zelenskyy
18:55
Updated
Ukrainian forces shoot down Russian Su-25 in Donetsk region
18:41
Exclusive
Ukraine’s defeat may prove to be strategic catastrophe for West - Russian opposition politician
18:18
Russian airstrike on Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region injures family
17:51
Ukraine’s Kursk operation aims to prevent Russian advance on Sumy, Kharkiv regions - Zelenskyy
More news