Drones atacam fábrica química Azot na Rússia e provocam incêndio
Drones atacaram na madrugada de 28 de outubro a fábrica química Azot, em Novomoskovsk, na região russa de Tula. O ataque provocou um grande incêndio e danos em toda a área industrial. As autoridades russas confirmaram a ocorrência, mas não especificaram qual instalação foi atingida, enquanto_heightentities(images/placeholder) e a análise de imagens de satélite e materiais publicados apontam a fábrica Azot e, provavelmente, sua unidade de produção de amônia AM-70 como alvos.
Pontos principais
- O ataque ocorreu na madrugada de 28 de outubro em Novomoskovsk, na região de Tula, na Rússia.
- A fábrica química Azot foi atacada безpilotados e на месті возникла велика пожежа.
- O governador Dmitry Milyaev confirmou ataques de drones e danos na zona industrial, mas não especificou a empresa atingida.
- Análises de imagens de satélite,-material de OSINT e vídeos indicam que a unidade de produção de amônia AM-70 foi provavelmente atingida.
- Ukrainian military authorities had not confirmed the attack on Azot by the time of publication.
- Azot makes ammonia, ammonium nitrate, urea, methanol, nitric acid and other chemical products.
- Reported 2022–2024 deliveries included almost 5,000 tonnes of nitric acid from Novomoskovsk Azot to the Sverdlov plant in Dzerzhinsk.
Por que importa
The strike caused a large fire and damage to industrial infrastructure in Novomoskovsk. Azot is one of Russia's largest producers of ammonia and nitrogen fertilizers. Reported supply links between the plant and the Sverdlov plant in Dzerzhinsk connect some of its chemical output to explosives and artillery ammunition production. The attack also followed earlier drone strikes on Azot in June.
O que aconteceu
Drones attacked the Azot chemical plant in Novomoskovsk, Russia's Tula region, during the night of 28 October. A major fire broke out at the plant, and satellite imagery, OSINT analysis and published photographs and videos indicate that the AM-70 ammonia-production unit was probably hit. Tula governor Dmitry Milyaev confirmed a mass drone attack on the region and damage to industrial infrastructure, apartment buildings and private homes caused by falling debris. He did not specify which industrial facility was targeted. Emergency services, laboratories and specialists were sent to Novomoskovsk to assess the situation.
O que dizem as fontes ucranianas
Ukrainian coverage centers on the strike on Azot, the resulting fire and the likely damage to the AM-70 ammonia-production unit. It emphasizes the plant's scale and its reported supply-chain links to explosives and artillery-ammunition production. The reports also note that Ukrainian military authorities had not confirmed the attack by publication time.
Onde as versões divergem
Russian officials confirmed drone attacks and damage in Novomoskovsk but did not identify which industrial facility was struck. Ukrainian media and OSINT analysis identified Azot as the target and the AM-70 ammonia-production unit as the likely point of impact. Ukrainian military authorities did not confirm the attack on Azot by the time of publication.
Contexto
Azot is part of the EuroChem holding and produces ammonia, ammonium nitrate, urea, methanol, nitric acid and other chemical products. According to cited intelligence information, Azot supplied nitric acid to the Sverdlov plant in Dzerzhinsk, where explosives are produced. Reported 2022–2024 deliveries included almost 5,000 tonnes of nitric acid from Novomoskovsk Azot and at least 38,000 tonnes of acetic acid together with the Nevinnomyssky nitrogen plant. A fire also occurred near the Novolipetsk Metallurgical Combine in Lipetsk after an attack by reactive weapons on the evening of 27 October.