Two Russian cruise missiles struck an American-owned electronics factory in Mukachevo, Ukraine, early Thursday morning, injuring more than a dozen people. The facility, located in far western Ukraine near the Hungarian border, sustained massive damage, according to an NPR report.
Ukrainian officials said Moscow launched more than 570 drones and 40 missiles in the overnight assault.
President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed in a Telegram post that at least 15 people were wounded. He emphasized that the target was “an ordinary civilian enterprise, an American investment. They produced such familiar household items as coffee machines.” Zelensky added that Russia carried out the strike “as if nothing had changed at all. As if there were no efforts by the world to stop this war.”
The factory hit belongs to Flex, a multinational electronics manufacturer with more than 100 facilities around the globe. Founded in the U.S., Flex is listed on NASDAQ and headquartered jointly in Austin, Texas, and Singapore. Its Mukachevo plant, operating since 2012, produces consumer appliances, not military equipment.
Regional governor Myroslav Biletskyi said around 600 employees were inside the facility during the strike. He stressed that the plant exclusively manufactured household appliances and “never produced any military equipment.” Roughly one-third of the factory was destroyed in the resulting fire.
Videos shared online showed heavy black smoke billowing from the wreckage.
Andy Hunder, president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine, condemned the attack, stating: “Russia continues to destroy and humiliate U.S. businesses in Ukraine, targeting companies that invest and trade on the U.S. stock markets.”
The strike came just days after President Donald Trump met separately with both Zelensky in Washington and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska.
