Tobacco Plant Hit in Russian Strike
Firefighters are battling the blaze as workers sheltered and no injuries were reported, according to witnesses and company officials.
- On September 7, a Russian attack struck the British American Tobacco Industries factory in Pryluky, Chernihiv, igniting a large fire at the facility known as BAT-Pryluky.
- Founded in 1889, the facility employed more than 500 people and operated as a joint venture since 1993 when British American Tobacco Industries and the Prylutka Tobacco Factory established BAT-Pryluky.
- According to witnesses, all employees sheltered during the attack and no injuries were reported, though one woman experienced an acute stress reaction and received medical assistance.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated in his evening address that Russian forces were aware the facility was a major American commercial asset before launching the strike.
- This strike follows recent Russian attacks on international commercial facilities, including a September 3 drone strike on a Coca-Cola plant near Kyiv and earlier damage to Bunge and Global Spirits operations.
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