Ukraine's General Staff confirm strike on Kamensky Combine rocket fuel producer in Russia – photo
Ukraine's defence forces carried out a second strike on the Kamensky Combine, a military plant in Kamensk-Shakhtinsky in Russia's Rostov Oblast, on the night of 23-24 August, causing a fire at the plant.
Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Quote: "On the night of 23-24 August 2026, units from Ukraine's defence forces struck the federal state-owned company Kamensky Combine in Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, Russia's Rostov Oblast. A fire was recorded at the facility."
Details: The extent of the damage to the plant is currently being confirmed.
The Kamensky Combine produces solid rocket fuel for ammunition used by the Uragan, Smerch and Tornado-S multiple-launch rocket systems, as well as for a range of missile systems and air-launched weapons.
Background: Ukraine's defence forces previously attacked the Kamensky Combine on the night of 15-16 August, destroying two workshops that produced explosives and propellants and damaging another four.
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