Ukraine launched a large-scale drone attack on KuibyshevAzot chemical plant in Tolyatti city in Russia’s Samara region on March 11, governor Vyacheslav Fedorishchev said.
The attack caused no casualties but triggered strong fire in its premise. Visuals shared in Telegram channel Astra shared visuals of the aftermath of the attack.
Being among top ten largest chemical enterprises in Russia, KuibyshevAzot plant specializes in the manufacturing of chemicals such as caprolactam, polyamide-6, technical thread, ammonium nitrate, urea, ammonium sulfate, ammonia, and weak nitric acid. Wednesday’s strike was not the first strike on the plant. Ukrainian troops attacked the plant three times in February. Two more chemical plants were hit in February in Russia’s Tver and Perm regions.
Apart from Tolyatti, Ukrainian drones also hit a Russian ammunition depot was hit in embattled Mariupol city in eastern Donetsk region on Wednesday, with local Telegram channel reporting ten explosions in the area. In separate operation, Ukrainian drones hit districts of Syzran in Samara region. Blasts have also been heard in Sochi and Anapa cities in neighbouring Krasnodar region. Separately, a key radar station was hit in Sevastopol city in Russian-annexed Crimea Peninsula. According to eyewitness reports, blasts were heard in the area of Cape Fiolent in Sevastopol, as Russian Pantsir air defence system and small arms thought to neutralize these drones.
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