Ukraine hits Russian chemical plant again, reports say, in heavy overnight drone attack
Regional officials said the attack damaged electricity lines and injured one woman as Russia reported destroying 660 drones over 12 regions and Crimea.
- On June 26, 2026, Ukraine struck the Azot chemical plant in Novomoskovsk, Tula, for the second time in two weeks, damaging electricity lines and injuring one woman according to regional governor Dmitry Milyayev.
- The Russian Defence Ministry reported 660 drones were destroyed over 12 regions and Crimea during the overnight attack wave, which state news agency TASS noted was the highest quantity fired by Ukraine this year.
- Ukraine increasingly targets industrial sites like Azot to disrupt repair efforts; Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy previously confirmed the plant was hit on June 14, and it produces ammonia and nitrogen fertilisers.
- Sitting 200 km south of Moscow, the facility's proximity underscores growing threats to Russian infrastructure and the logistical challenges Milyayev acknowledged Moscow faces in securing critical industrial zones near the capital.
- These strikes are part of a broader strategy to inflict economic pain and undermine Moscow's ability to sustain the war, with Ukraine targeting refineries, terminals, and key industrial facilities throughout this year.
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Ukraine hits Russian chemical plant again, in heavy overnight drone attack
Ukraine struck a chemical plant in Russia's Tula region for the second time in two weeks as part of a massive wave of overnight drone attacks, according to Russian and Ukrainian Telegram channels.
"I have approved a 40-day influence operation by the secret services against the aggressor state, aimed at forcing it to end the war," wrote the Ukrainian president on Thursday.
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