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Ukraine Targets Russia's 'Key' Industrial Sites As Russian Drone Strikes Pound Zaporizhzhya
- On June 14, Ukrainian drone strikes targeted the Nevinnomyssk Azot chemical plant and Novokuybyshevsk Catalyst Plant in Russia's Stavropol and Samara regions.
- Ukraine launched these attacks to reduce Russia's capacity to produce explosives and ammunition amid ongoing conflict.
- Nevinnomyssk Azot produces key components like ammonium nitrate and ammonia, supporting Russia's military fuel and explosives supply chain.
- Russia intercepted 66 drones overnight across multiple regions, while Governor Vladimirov confirmed debris fell in Nevinnomyssk's industrial zone with no casualties reported.
- These strikes suggest a strategic Ukrainian effort to disrupt Russia's military-industrial complex, potentially impacting its arms production capacities.
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Ukraine Targets Russia's 'Key' Industrial Sites As Russian Drone Strikes Pound Zaporizhzhya
The Ukrainian military says it hit Russian military-industrial facilities used to produce explosives, as Russia pounded Ukraine's southern Zaporizhzhya region in a drone attack that destroyed a humanitarian warehouse.
The governor of the Stavropol region confirmed that the Nevinnomysski Azot factory, involved in the production chain of rocket engines and producers of nitrogen fertilizer and ammonia, was attacked by drones on Saturday. The EU announced last week sanctions against Russian fertilizers.
Ukraine confirms drone strikes on Russian chemical plants tied to explosives production
Editor's Note: This story was updated to include confirmation from Ukraine's General Staff.Ukraine's General Staff confirmed on June 14 that overnight drone strikes targeted two major military-industrial facilities in Russia, according to a statement of the military. "As part of efforts to reduce (Russia's) ability to produce explosives and ammunition, the Ukrainian Armed Forces' drone systems, in coordination with other Defense Forces units, st…
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