Ukraine hits three Russian plants, including Nizhnekamsk complex

The Ukrainian army hit three Russian industrial facilities. Two of them are in Nizhnekamsk in Tatarstan, more than a thousand kilometres from the Ukrainian border; the third was struck overnight on Sunday in the Bryansk region.

In Nizhnekamsk, the Nizhnekamskneftekhim complex was hit, one of the largest petrochemical complexes in Europe and part of the Sibur holding. Several explosions rang out on the site and a fire broke out. The plant produces synthetic rubber and plastics used, among other things, to make tyres and components for military equipment. In the same industrial zone, a primary oil-processing unit at the TAIF-NK refinery caught fire, causing a major blaze. “The exact scale of the damage at both sites is currently being assessed,” the Ukrainian General Staff wrote on Telegram.

Overnight on Sunday, Ukrainian forces also struck the Monolit plant in Trubchevsk in the Bryansk region. It specialises in weapons systems for helicopters, including the Mi-35M, and spare parts for them, and also does metalworking.

The Russian side acknowledged that drones hit the industrial zone of Nizhnekamsk. According to state media, six people were injured: five received help on the spot, while one, a National Guard employee, was taken to hospital, the city mayor Radmir Belyaev said. He praised the plants' security service for a “timely evacuation”.

Around Prague, based on reporting by novinky.cz