US EditionFertiliser plant in Russia's Vologda region damaged in Ukrainian drone attack, governor says
The attack damaged a sulfuric acid pipeline at the Apatit complex, and officials said the leak was repaired with five people injured.
- Ukrainian drones damaged a high-pressure sulphuric acid pipeline at the Apatit JSC complex in Cherepovets, Vologda, on Sunday, according to Governor Georgy Filimonov. Five people were injured in the attack.
- Kyiv intensified strikes on Russian commodity exporters like PhosAgro PJSC to counter benefits from higher global prices. The Apatit complex is Europe's largest producer of phosphate-based fertilisers, making it a strategic target.
- Russian air defences shot down more than 250 Ukrainian drones over more than a dozen regions from Saturday evening to Sunday morning. Separately, Mikhail Yevrayev, Yaroslavl governor, reported that air defences repelled a large-scale drone attack in his region.
- Repairs to the damaged pipeline were completed without fire or hazardous chemical releases, according to Filimonov. Ukraine claimed the plant produces raw materials for TNT, though this link remains unverified.
- Nitrogen fertiliser prices have doubled from pre-Iran war levels as export curbs by Russia and China combine with blocked supplies near the Strait of Hormuz. This supply pressure sustains elevated global prices affecting farmers worldwide.
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