World · 6 d ago
General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Drones hit the Azot chemical plant in Russia's Novomoskovsk
Drones attacked the plant in Russia's Tula region overnight on Oct 28 and a large fire broke out, according to monitoring channels. Governor Dmitry Milyaev confirmed a drone attack and damage to infrastructure in the city's industrial zone.
What we know
- A large fire at the plant
- Governor confirmed a drone attack
Not yet
- Extent of the damage
- Whether production stopped
A fire broke out and the governor confirmed the attack, but the damage is not yet clear.
Background
Azot, part of the EuroChem group, is one of Russia's largest nitrogen fertilizer makers. Ukraine's foreign intelligence service says it supplied nitric acid to an explosives plant, and drones also hit it in June.
