# Missile attack on Russia’s Oryol region may have targeted factory making military electronics, Ukrainian monitors say

https://mins.news/en/item/113067

- Meduza, 2026-10-23 16:31 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/23/missile-attack-on-russia-s-oryol-region-may-have-targeted-proton-a-factory-producing-military-electronics-ukrainian-monitors-say

> Ukrainian forces attacked Russia’s Oryol region. Preliminary reports from Ukrainian monitoring channels said the likely target was the Proton factory, which makes optoelectronic equipment and components for military use. A regional missile alert was issued around 5 p.m., and local channels reported at least four explosions in Oryol. The governor said a civilian business in the city’s Sovetsky district was hit; casualties and damage remain unclear.

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