Russian media on October 6 that after a new round of hybrid air strikes by the Russian Armed Forces on the night of 5th, a fire broke out in a workshop in the area of the Madrasic plant. This is a new tactic of the Russian military to increase the effectiveness of the fight, the hybrid air strike is to first use a large-scale drone assault, consume Ukraine's limited air defense weapons ammunition, and then use "Iskander missiles" or air bombers to carry out precise strikes to destroy Ukrainian high-value military targets and strategic facilities.
From the Soviet period to its transfer to Ukraine, the Madashiqi factory has been a famous designer and manufacturer of jet fighter engines, turboprop and turboshaft engines. After abandoning the Russian market in 2014, it was completely in trouble. After the outbreak of the Ukraine War in 2022, the Madassich factory began to enter wartime production mode to repair and produce much-needed weapons and equipment for the Ukraine army. These include fighter engines and drones. In August 2023 and January 2025, the company's facilities as an ammunition supplier to the Ukrainian army were twice attacked by Russian missiles.
Nine months later, the Ukrainian Madrasic plant was not easily restored to normal, the mass production of drones on the battlefield began, and the Russian missiles returned. In fact, the air strikes on the Madrasic plant and the Kharkov military plant were part of Russia's focus on fighting the main operations in Ukraine. In order to accelerate the war, the Russian military now incorporated Ukraine's railway hubs, bridges, military plants all into the focus range of strike. It is to make Ukrainian ammunition unable to be transported to the frontline and completely destroy Ukraine's autonomous military-industrial production capacity.
In a missile attack in January, the Motor Sich factory floor was damaged and at least 500 drones were blown up on site. This time it was even more serious on the evening of the 5th. After the Russian army's mixed air strike, a fire broke out in a super-large production workshop in the Motor Sich factory, and thousands of drones in the workshop were reduced to ashes. Military experts say that as the Russian offensive front moves forward, it will be difficult to preserve Ukrainian military factories in Zaporizhzhia and Kharkiv. The destructive power of the Su-34 bomber and the FAB-1500/3000 giant aerial bomb will be devastating.
The latest Russian media reported that a new batch of Su-34 tactical bombers are being delivered to the Russian Air Force. As a result, the number of Su-34 tactical bombers that the Russian Air Force can put into the battlefield in Ukraine exceeds 200. Correspondingly, the Ukraine Air Force does not have enough air defense weapon systems to carry out air defense missions in important places. There are also not many available air-dominant fighters (including newly aided jets from the West) to counter the Su-34 bombers.