Missile strike on Proton in Oryol, Azot and data center attacks: 23 October 2026 report
A missile strike on the Proton plant in Oryol, a fire at the Azot chemical plant in Perm Krai and attacks on data centers in Gorodets and occupied Luhansk. Reports of strikes on industrial facilities and communications infrastructure emerged throughout 23 October. A military facility was also reportedly hit in Voronezh.
Demilitarizator has compiled the main reports available at the time of writing.
Missile strike on the Proton plant in Oryol: electronics supplier for Russian weapons hit
A missile strike hit the Proton plant in the Russian city of Oryol on the evening of 23 October 2026. The facility produces electronic and optoelectronic components used by Russia’s defence industry.
What Proton makes and why the plant matters
According to published open-source analysis, the plant’s components are used in 9M723 Iskander-M ballistic missiles, S-71 Kover air-launched cruise missiles and Pantsir-S1 air defence systems. Its products include diode modules, inverter switches and electronic components for onboard weapons systems.
Fire at the Azot chemical plant in Berezniki
Drones attacked the Azot chemical plant in Berezniki, Perm Krai, on the morning of 23 October.
The plant, part of the Uralchem group, produces ammonia, nitric acid, nitrate fertilizers, urea and other chemical products.
Russian tax service data center attacked in Gorodets
A data center operated by Russia’s Federal Tax Service in Gorodets, Nizhny Novgorod region, came under attack overnight into 23 October.
It is one of the Russian tax system’s key data centers. Such facilities store and process large volumes of government information.
Luhansk: Marshal plant and Lugacom data center
A series of explosions was heard in occupied Luhansk overnight into 23 October. Communications and power disruptions were reported after the attack.
Reports subsequently emerged of a strike on the Marshal machine-building plant and a hit on the Lugacom data center located there. The plant specialises in industrial pipeline valves for the oil, gas, chemical and energy industries.
This is a separate incident from the strike on the Lugacom building overnight into 21 October, which we covered in our previous report.
Voronezh: preliminary reports of a strike on a military facility
Explosions were heard in Voronezh on the morning of 23 October. According to a preliminary assessment by open-source analysts, the grounds of the military aviation engineering university and a nearby military aircraft parking area may have come under attack.
Ukraine’s General Staff confirms strikes on a drone launch site and military depots
In a statement issued on 23 October, Ukraine’s General Staff confirmed a strike on a site used to store, prepare and launch attack drones near Donetsk, as well as a Russian unit’s command post near Hromove in occupied Crimea.
Other targets included an ammunition depot near Hirnyk, a drone depot near Sverdlove in Donetsk region, and military supply depots in Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions. A concentration of personnel from the Rubicon unit near Kamianka in Zaporizhzhia region was also reported hit.
Unmanned Systems Forces results
On 23 October, Unmanned Systems Forces commander Robert “Madyar” Brovdi released operational results for 22 October: 2,412 enemy targets destroyed or hit, including 634 personnel casualties.
From the beginning of October through the end of 22 October, the grouping reported 47,559 targets destroyed or hit.
How the figures changed
The data may be revised when official statements or further assessment become available.