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In Cheboksary, a fire occurred at a substation on the territory of the VNDIR-Progres plant, where components for drones and antennas are produced. ASTRA reports this.
Cheboksary Mayor Stanislav Trofimov confirmed the incident at the electrical substation “on Yakovleva Avenue”; he later reported on the fire extinguishing. VNDIR Progress is also located on this street; Trofimov did not mention the enterprise itself.
Local media reported the sound of an explosion and subsequent fire at noon.. No reasons were reported.
. Three people were injured. In general, the enterprise has already survived several drone attacks since the end of 2025.
Let us remind you that on the night of May 5, the Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked the VNDIR-Progress plant in Chuvashia. The latest FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles were massively used to strike the facility..