Russia Hits Steel Plant in New Strikes on Ukraine; Kyiv Attacks Moscow Region
ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih said key production facilities were damaged and operations were partially halted after the missile strike.
- On Sunday, August 16, 2026, Russian forces struck ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, killing two people, while Ukraine launched a heavy drone attack on the Moscow region that killed one person and ignited a Wildberries warehouse.
- Ukraine has intensified its strategy this year, utilizing swarms of drones to target Russian economic infrastructure and military industries, with Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reporting 600 drones detected heading toward the capital region.
- ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih confirmed that "key production facilities in the power generation and blast furnace sectors have been damaged," while separate Russian missile strikes on Kyiv sparked fires at a major book market near the Pochaina metro station.
- A Spanish NATO F-18 jet shot down a drone breaching Romanian airspace near Galati, with the aircraft having "made radar contact with the target and received engagement approval" before firing at 05:01 GMT.
- Domestically produced Flamingo missiles are proving increasingly vital to Ukraine's long-range capabilities, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announcing Saturday that Kyiv used the weapons to strike a rocket research and production center in Samara, roughly 900 kilometres away.
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Russia-Ukraine war: ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih plant hit, drone strikes target Moscow, Romania airspace incident.
Russian missile strike hits ArcelorMittal steel plant in Ukraine; 2 killed - The Tribune
ArcelorMittal on Monday said the company is working on strategies to restore operations at its steel plant in Ukraine which was hit by a missile strike, killing two people and leaving 13 workers and contractors injured. As a result of the attack, the main production facilities of the energy and blast furnace production were damaged […]
Indian billionaire Lakshmi Mittal's Ukraine steel plant hit in Russian strike, 2 killed
A Russian missile strike on the ArcelorMittal steel plant in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, has resulted in two fatalities and 13 injuries. The attack partially disrupted operations at the country's largest steelworks, owned by Indian billionaire Lakshmi Mittal, damaging key energy and blast furnace facilities. Search and rescue efforts are underway, and the extent of the damage is being assessed.
Lakshmi Mittal’s Ukraine Steel Plant Hit By Russian Missile Strike; 2 Killed
A Russian missile strike overnight targeted the country's largest metallurgical facility, owned by Indian-origin billionaire Lakshmi Mittal's ArcelorMittal group, in Kryvyi Rih, Reuters reported. The attack killed two people and left 14 workers injured. "As a result of the attack, key
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