GUR drones attack Russia's only rocket helium plant
On August 11, drones of the Main Intelligence Agency (GUR) of Ukraine of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine struck the Orenburg Helium Plant in Orenburg, Russia, intelligence sources told the Interfax-Ukraine agency.
This is the only enterprise in Russia that produces a critical component for the production of rockets, in the space industry and in the aviation industry.
The drone flights could be observed by local residents, who also reported a series of explosions in the area of the plant. At about 20:00, local authorities decided to close a section of the federal highway M-5 Ural in the area of the villages of Perevolotske and Kholodni Kliuchi (this is where the target of the Main Intelligence Agency of the Ministry of Defense is located).
The Orenburg Helium Plant is the only helium production plant in the Russian Federation and one of the largest in Europe, with an annual processing capacity of about 15 billion cubic meters of natural gas. Helium is widely used in the production of rockets, the space industry and the aviation industry.
The target attacked by military intelligence is directly involved in Russia's aggression against Ukraine and is one of the key objects of the Russian military-industrial complex.
