Four ballistic missiles hit Zaporizhzhia Steelworks, causing critical damage

Russia has attacked Zaporizhstal (Zaporizhzhia Steelworks), a major iron and steel manufacturing plant in the city of Zaporizhzhia, with ballistic missiles for the third time in a month. Four employees have been injured, and the plant, which had not yet resumed production following previous strikes, has sustained further damage.

Source: Metinvest, an international mining and steel group headquartered in Ukraine

Details: Four missiles hit a production site at the plant, damaging main and auxiliary equipment at the blast-furnace and open-hearth shops, the power system, utility networks and logistics infrastructure.

Three employees were taken to hospital with moderate injuries. Another refused to go to hospital after receiving medical treatment and stayed to help deal with the aftermath of the strike.

Photo: Metinvest

Oleksandr Myronenko, Chief Operating Officer at the Metinvest Group, said: "It is not yet possible to fully assess the scale of the destruction, but our early assessment is that the damage is critical."

Since the plant had not been operating after previous attacks, there is no risk of an industrial accident. The number of employees on site had already been significantly reduced.

Background:

• It was recently reported that Zaporizhstal had suspended operations completely following a Russian ballistic missile strike in which seven employees were killed and 21 people injured.
• Later, Russian forces carried out fresh strikes on Zaporizhstal, hitting the same location where plant workers had been killed in the previous Russian attack on 11 August.
• In December 2025, a Russian attack on energy infrastructure completely cut power to Zaporizhstal, forcing an emergency shutdown of production. In January, the plant once again halted all production processes after losing its external power supply following a Russian attack.

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