On September 7, 2023, the Russian Federation was attacked by unmanned aerial vehicles. The Kremniy El plant came under attack.
The company is located in Bryansk. The governor officially confirmed the attack. He said that one of the city’s industrial facilities was attacked. Later, Russian media reported that it was the Kremniy El plant.
It is located just over 100 km from the border with Ukraine. The company was already under attack in the late summer of 2023. “Silicon EL is one of Russia’s largest microelectronics manufacturers. The company has launched the production of microcircuits for Pantsyr-S1 air defense systems and Iskander missiles.
After the strike, a fire broke out in one of the administrative buildings. No damage to production facilities has been reported. Earlier, the Russian authorities invested several tens of millions of dollars in the plant. In 2019, the company announced the production of chips using 500 nm technology and plans to master the 350 nm process.
