Drones hit nitrogen fertiliser plant in Russia's Smolensk Oblast, fire breaks out
Russia has reported that drones attacked the Dorogobuzh nitrogen fertiliser plant on the night of 24-25 February, causing a fire to break out. The Russian authorities also claimed that people are known to have been killed and injured.
Source: Smolensk Oblast Governor Vasily Anokhin; ASTRA, a Russian media outlet
Details: According to Anokhin, the attack killed four facility employees and injured 10, all of whom were taken to hospital.
Anokhin also claimed that Russian air defence had shot down 14 drones but one of them hit the territory of the nitrogen fertiliser plant.
ASTRA reported that a fire has broken out on the plant's premises following the attack. The resulting seats of fire were contained by firefighters who are working at the scene.
The Russian authorities said they are also considering evacuating residents of a nearby settlement and plan to involve experts from regulatory bodies to assess the consequences of the attack.
For reference: Dorogobuzh is a chemical plant in Russia's Smolensk Oblast and part of the Acron Group. It produces nitrogen fertilisers and other chemical products, particularly ammonia, nitric acid, ammonium nitrate and complex nitrogen-phosphorus-potassium fertilisers. Ammonia production relies on natural gas supplied through the Bryansk-Smolensk-Verkhnedneprovsky pipeline.
The settlement of Verkhnedneprovsky, where the Dorogobuzh plant is located, lies around 300 km from the Ukrainian border.
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