Ukraine's General Staff Says Aug. 15 Strike Hit Soyuz Workshop at Progress Center

August 20, 2026 at 07:47 AM2 min

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Ukraine’s General Staff said on Wednesday its Aug. 15 missile strike on a Russian space center in Samara region hit an engine-assembling workshop for Soyuz rockets and an aircraft maintenance facility. Russia has acknowledged an industrial facility in the area was attacked but did not specify damage to the Progress Rocket Space Center. The Progress center produces Soyuz-2 rockets launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Key Facts

Ukraine’s General Staff said the Aug. 15 strike hit an engine-assembling workshop for Soyuz rockets and an aircraft maintenance facility at the Progress Rocket Space Center.
Russia acknowledged an industrial facility in the Samara region was attacked but did not specify whether the Progress center was damaged.
The Ukrainian military recorded a fire spanning about 5,000 square meters after the strike and described the Progress center as an important military target.
The Progress center produces Soyuz-2 rockets that are regularly launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Ukrainian Assessment

Ukraine’s General Staff said its Aug. 15 missile strike on a Russian space center in Samara region hit an engine-assembling workshop for Soyuz rockets and an aircraft maintenance facility. The assessment was based on analysis of additional data and followed the posting online of satellite imagery showing damage from the missile strike, the Ukrainian military said. The General Staff statement recorded a fire spanning about 5,000 square meters as a result of the strike on the Progress center and described the facility as an important military target. The statement described the center as one of the key enterprises in the Russian rocket and space industry, involved in producing Soyuz family rockets.

Russian Response and Soyuz Link

Russia acknowledged an industrial facility in the Samara region was attacked but did not specify whether the Progress Rocket Space Center was damaged. The Progress center produces Soyuz-2 rockets that are regularly launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The center’s products are used to launch spacecraft into orbit and to deploy Russian satellite communication groups for the benefit of the Russian army, the General Staff said.