Drones attack chemical plant in Russia's Omsk, 2,500 km from Ukraine – OSINT

Drones attacked the Omsky Kauchuk chemical plant in Russia on Saturday 24 October, causing a fire at the facility.

Source: Exilenova+, a Ukrainian OSINT community; Vitaly Khotsenko, Governor of Russia's Omsk Oblast; OSINT analyst Dnipro Osint ⟨Harbuz⟩

Details: OSINT analysts from the Exilenova+ community released a video of the strike. The drone attack sparked a large fire in the plant's industrial area. Khotsenko also confirmed the attack.

OSINT analyst Dnipro Osint ⟨Harbuz⟩ noted that early reports indicate hits near two production units. The distance from Ukraine to the facility is approximately 2,500 km.

"Early reports based on geolocation data indicate that hits were recorded near the D-3 (methyl tert-butyl ether production) and D-5 units," Dnipro Osint wrote.

Locations at the Omsky Kauchuk plant that were hit in the latest strike

Photos: Dnipro Osint (Harbuz)

Background:

• Ukrainska Pravda previously reported that on the morning of 24 October, the defence forces struck the Togliattikauchuk plant in the city of Tolyatti, Samara Oblast, Russia. An explosion and a fire were recorded following the strike.
• On 23 October, the main production building of the Proton-Electrotex plant was also attacked in Oryol. The facility manufactures optoelectronic equipment and full-production-cycle devices.

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