On the night of February 24, Ukrainian special services attacked the Novolypetsk metallurgical plant. This is one of the largest such plants in Russia, which works for the Russian army.
What is known about the attack on the Novolypetsk metallurgical plant
According to sources, this is one of the largest metallurgical plants of the Russian Federation. He works for the military-industrial complex and fulfills a large number of government orders.
Raw materials from this enterprise are used to manufacture Russian missiles, artillery, drones, etc. Therefore, it is a legitimate goal for Ukraine.
After powerful explosions, a large-scale fire began at the Novolypetsk metallurgical plant and the evacuation of all plant personnel.
According to the Ukrainian special services, drones of the SBU and GUR targeted installations designed for primary cooling of raw coke gas. Damage to these objects will lead to the stoppage of the entire production process of the metallurgical plant for a long time.
It is noted that the owner of the affected plant is the oligarch Volodymyr Lisin, who is close to the Russian dictator Vladimir Putin. According to Forbes, he is one of the three richest people in Russia.
According to the media, until recently, the Novolypetsk Metallurgical Plant produced raw materials for Russian companies dealing with nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles.
The Russians announced the drone attack on February 24
The Ministry of Defense of Russia announced on the night of February 24 about the shooting down of allegedly Ukrainian drones over the territory of the Kursk, Lipetsk and Tula regions of the Russian Federation.
On February 24, around 00:15 Moscow time, an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack using aircraft-type UAVs against objects on the territory of the Russian Federation was stopped, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported.
The Russian agency reported that their regular air defense equipment allegedly shot down two Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over the territories of the Kursk and Tula regions.
Subsequently, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation specified that Russian air defense forces allegedly intercepted and destroyed four Ukrainian drones in the Kursk, Lipetsk and Tula regions on the night of February 24.
