Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence has published information on 23 Russian companies involved in the production chain for 95Ya6 surface-to-air guided missiles used by Pantsir surface-to-air missile and gun systems.
The data have been published on the War & Sanctions portal.
Pantsir is a family of Russian self-propelled short-range air defence missile and gun systems designed to protect strategically important areas and individual military and industrial facilities.
Russia also uses these systems to strengthen air defences at low and extremely low altitudes and to protect against large-scale aerial attacks. Since 2023, Russia has been installing Pantsir systems on the roofs of buildings in Moscow. Another modification, the Pantsir-SMD-E, was spotted there this year. Unlike previous versions, it uses small TKB-1055 Gvozd missiles instead of automatic cannons.
Defence Intelligence previously published information on more than 50 companies involved in the production chain for the 72V6 combat vehicle used in the Pantsir-S1 air defence missile and gun system.
It has now disclosed information on another 23 companies involved in producing the 95Ya6 missile, the main medium-range munition used by various Pantsir modifications.
A key role in producing these missiles is played by the Academician Shipunov Instrument Design Bureau, the principal developer and manufacturer of the 95Ya6. The company is already known for its involvement in producing weapons for Orion unmanned systems, Krasnopol guided artillery shells and cannons for Sukhoi fighter aircraft.
Around one-third of the companies whose details were disclosed today are not currently subject to sanctions by any country in the sanctions coalition.
They include the Komponent plant, which manufactures proximity target sensors for 95Ya6 missiles; the Sergo Ordzhonikidze Saratov Electrical Instrument-Making Plant, which produces and supplies radiation and power supply units for the missiles; and the Tambov Elektropribor plant, which manufactures steering devices for the 95Ya6.
Defence Intelligence stressed that effectively weakening Russia’s military capabilities requires coordinated restrictions against companies supporting the production of the full range of Russian weaponry, rather than only offensive systems.
Air defence systems, including Pantsir systems, provide protection for Russian facilities that manufacture cruise and ballistic missiles. They also protect Russian troop formations during offensive and defensive operations in Ukraine, as well as other strategically important facilities in Russia.
