One of Russia’s largest chemical plants on fire following drone attack
According to Ukrinform, this is confirmed by an OSINT analysis by ASTRA.
A video showing smoke and fire, analyzed by ASTRA, was filmed approximately 4 kilometers from the plant. Additionally, the fire was detected by NASA’s FIRMS satellite service, which monitors temperature anomalies.
Tula region Governor Dmitry Milyaev stated that UAV fragments fell “onto the territory of one of Novomoskovsk’s industrial enterprises,” without specifying the name or type of facility.
According to 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 production volume and product range. The plant produces mineral fertilizers, ammonia, organic plastics and resins, chlorine, caustic soda, calcium chloride, concentrated and ultra-pure nitric acid, argon, and methanol.
Meanwhile, in the city of Rybinsk in the Yaroslavl region, according to ASTRA’s OSINT analysis, the Federal State Unitary Enterprise Temp Plant, a part of the Federal Agency for State Reserves (Rosrezerv), was attacked on Sunday morning.
It is noted that thick smoke is rising above the city. Also, by order of the region’s governor, Mikhail Yevraev, traffic toward Moscow has been blocked.
The plant, which had already been attacked in late December of last year, is used primarily for fuel storage.
As reported by Ukrinform, drones attacked a maritime terminal in Russia’s Krasnodar region on the night of June 12, causing a fire.
