One of Russia's largest chemical plants caught fire following a drone attack
Kyiv • UNN
In Novomoskovsk, the Azot plant, which produces ammonia and fertilizers, caught fire after a UAV strike. In Rybinsk, drones attacked a Rosrezerv fuel storage facility.
In the city of Novomoskovsk, Tula region of the Russian Federation, a fire broke out at the "Azot" chemical plant following a drone attack on the night of June 14. This was reported by Russian media, according to UNN.
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Video footage showing smoke and fire, analyzed by Russian media, was filmed approximately 4 kilometers from the enterprise. Additionally, the fire was detected by NASA's Firms satellite thermal anomaly tracking service.
The Governor of the Tula region, Dmitry Milyaev, stated that UAV fragments fell "onto the territory of one of the industrial enterprises in Novomoskovsk," without specifying the name or type of the facility.
According to information on the chemical plant's website, "Azot" is Russia's largest producer of ammonia and nitrogen fertilizers and one of the industry's leading enterprises in terms of volume and product range. It produces mineral fertilizers, ammonia, organic plastics and resins, chlorine, caustic soda, calcium chloride, concentrated and high-purity nitric acid, argon, and methanol.
Also, in the city of Rybinsk, Yaroslavl region, on Sunday morning, according to Astra OSINT analysis, the Federal State Treasury Institution (FGKU) "Kombinat Temp" of Rosrezerv was attacked.
It is noted that thick smoke is rising over the city. Additionally, by order of the regional governor Mikhail Evraev, traffic towards Moscow has been blocked.
The plant, which was previously attacked at the end of last December, is used, among other things, for fuel storage.