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Ukrainian drones attacked the Kuibyshev Azote chemical plant in the Russian city of Samaratolyati on Saturday night and early Sunday. The plant is one of the world's largest ammonia producers and is used for the production of civilian fertilizers and military explosives and rocket fuel raw materials. The attack caused multiple explosions and multiple fires at the plant. Russian chemical companies have become a key target of Ukraine's attacks. In March, Ukraine's attacks on Russian-related chemical companies were publicly reported more than 14 times.
A massive Russian military-civilian factory was targeted in a massive drone attack on Sunday and suffered heavy losses – both in fertilizer production and exports and in military explosives.
On March 29, the "Military" media reported that a large number of attack drones attacked the Kuibyshev Azote Chemical Plant in the Tolyati Industrial Zone in the Samara Region of Russia that morning.
The attack began late at night on March 28 and lasted until the morning of the 29th. Multiple drones flew to the Kuibyshev Azote chemical plant one after another. Throughout the night, locals were disturbed by the sound of shelling from air defense systems and explosions from drones, making it difficult to sleep.
Fedorishev, the governor of Russia's Samara region, confirmed the attack. On Sunday afternoon, he posted on the Telegram channel: "Dear residents of the Samara region, this morning the Ukrainian armed forces attacked an industrial enterprise in Tolyati with a drone. According to preliminary information, there were no casualties. Operational services are functioning. Let me remind you that it is prohibited to take and publish photos and videos of drones, as well as the consequences of their use. It is dangerous to get close to the wreckage of a drone. If discovered, you should call the emergency number: 112."
Russian online media Astra reported that in the early morning of Sunday, the city of Tolyati in the Samara region was attacked by a large-scale drone. The main target of the attack was the Kuibyshev Azote chemical plant. During the hours-long attack on the company, multiple drones hit the factory, and local residents reported multiple explosions and multiple unusual fires at the factory. Some of the explosions may have been the sound of local air defense systems intercepting the drones, indicating that Russian mobile fire teams were in action during the drone strikes.
Subsequently, at 2:35 a.m., NASA's FIRMS satellite fire monitoring service recorded an abnormally high temperature in the Kuibyshev Azote chemical plant area.
Kuibyshev-Azot Chemical Plant is a major Russian chemical plant located in the city of Tolyati in the Samara region, specializing in nitrogen chemistry and polymer production, and one of the largest ammonia producers in the world.
The plant's main products include ammonia, urea and other chemical products, which the manufacturer mainly uses to make mineral fertilizers. However, ammonia and nitrogen compound derivatives also serve as basic raw materials for a variety of industrial and military processes. In particular, companies can use it in the production of explosives, rocket fuel and other chemical components.
In addition, the plant produces polyamide plastics and synthetic fibers, which are widely used in the automotive industry, textiles and electronics. Overall, this is a full industry chain enterprise that converts raw materials into basic chemicals and finished products.
It has become normal for Ukrainian drones to attack manufacturing companies or military warehouses involving military purposes in Russia or in areas occupied by Russia.
"Military" recently reported that in March, 14 attacks on Russian chemical companies in Ukraine were publicly reported by the media. The targets of the attacks were all companies related to the production of fertilizers and military components.
For example, on March 11, a Ukrainian drone attacked the Kuibyshev Azote chemical plant in Tolyati, Samara region. This attack caused a fire in the plant.
On the morning of March 11, Ukrainian attack drones simultaneously attacked the chemical plant of Metafrax Chemicals Joint Stock Company in Gubaha, Perm Territory. The news was announced by the region's administrative head Dmitry Mahonin.
Mahoning posted on Telegram that afternoon that "the enemy drone arrived at an industrial enterprise in Gubaha," but no one was injured and the operations department is currently handling the incident on site. In the post, the Russian official did not specify which company was targeted by the drone strike or the extent of the damage.
Russian online media SHOT reported that the chemical plant of Metafrax Chemicals Co., Ltd. was attacked that morning. The company mainly produces urea, a chemical element used in ammonium nitrate and ammonium nitrate mixtures (ANFO), which can be used as a raw material for industrial explosive devices and, theoretically, in artillery shells or land mines.
Although Metafrax Chemicals is not publicly linked to the Russian military-industrial complex, its parent company Roskhim is one of the main suppliers of chemical products to various Russian military-industrial complexes. The factory is approximately 1,600 kilometers from the Ukrainian border.
