Fire breaks out at Azot chemical plant in Russia's Tula region
Drone debris hit homes and an industrial zone in Novomoskovsk, Russia, after what the regional governor called a massive drone attack.
A fire broke out at the Azot chemical plant in Novomoskovsk, in Russia's Tula region, on 28 October after what regional governor Dmitry Milyaev described as a massive drone attack, Russian and Ukrainian media reported.
Debris from downed drones damaged apartment blocks, private houses and an industrial zone near the plant, Milyaev said, according to the St Petersburg outlet Fontanka.ru. He said emergency crews had been sent to the area and that details of casualties and damage were still being confirmed.
The Azot plant is one of Russia's largest nitrogen fertiliser producers, making ammonia, ammonium nitrate, urea and methanol, Ukraine's Hromadske broadcaster reported. Ukraine's foreign intelligence service says the plant supplies nitric acid to the Sverdlov plant in Dzerzhinsk, which manufactures explosives.
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What we know
- 2+ outlets Β· Liveuamap, Hromadske Fire reported at the Azot chemical plant in Novomoskovsk, Tula region, on 28 October
- Official Β· Regional authorities Regional governor Dmitry Milyaev says it followed a massive drone attack
- 1 outlet Β· Fontanka.ru Drone debris damaged homes and an industrial area, according to Fontanka.ru
- 1 outlet Β· Hromadske The plant supplies nitric acid to an explosives factory in Dzerzhinsk, per Ukraine's foreign intelligence service
Not yet confirmed
- Unconfirmed Casualty figures from the fire and drone debris have not been reported
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Why it matters for Europe
Novomoskovsk's Azot plant is tied into Russia's military supply chain: Ukraine's foreign intelligence service says it supplies a factory that makes explosives, making it a target as Ukraine seeks to disrupt Russia's war production.
Sources
Reported by 3 reports from 3 independent outlets in 3 countries.
- Liveuamap: Fire reported at the chemical plant in Novomoskovsk of Tula region after drones strikes
- Fontanka.ru: ΠΡΠ°ΠΊΠ° Π½Π° ΠΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠΌΠΎΡΠΊΠΎΠ²ΡΠΊ: ΠΎΠ±Π»ΠΎΠΌΠΊΠΈ ΠΠΠΠ ΠΏΠΎΠ²ΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ Π΄ΠΎΠΌΠ° ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΎΠΌΠ·ΠΎΠ½Ρ
- Hromadske: Π£ ΠΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠΌΠΎΡΠΊΠΎΠ²ΡΡΠΊΡ Π² ΡΠΎΡΡΡ Π³ΠΎΡΠΈΡΡ Ρ ΡΠΌΠ·Π°Π²ΠΎΠ΄ Β«ΠΠ·ΠΎΡΒ». ΠΠ»Π°Π΄Π° ΠΊΠ°ΠΆΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠΎ ΠΌΠ°ΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π½Ρ Π°ΡΠ°ΠΊΡ Π΄ΡΠΎΠ½ΡΠ²
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Questions and answers
- Where is the Azot plant?
- In Novomoskovsk, in Russia's Tula region, south of Moscow.
- What does the plant produce?
- Ammonia, ammonium nitrate, urea and methanol, mainly for fertiliser.
- Were there any casualties?
- None have been confirmed; Russian officials said details were still being verified.
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