Air defense forces and equipment were operating in the Rostov region on the afternoon of December 17. Russians complained about a missile attack.
Points of attention
- A missile attack targeted the Kamenskyi Chemical Plant in the Rostov region, known for producing rocket fuel and components for the Russian army's ammunition.
- Acting Governor of Rostov Region confirmed that Russian air defense successfully repelled an attack involving 10 missiles, causing a residential building to catch fire due to a downed missile fragment.
- Kovalenko Andriy, head of the Center for Countering Disinformation, clarified that the chemical enterprise attacked specializes in rocket fuel production, explosives manufacturing, and disposal of spent missile systems.
- The Kamenskyi Plant in the Rostov region is one of the largest chemical enterprises in Russia, focusing on solid-fuel components for rocket engines used in multiple launch rocket systems and intercontinental ballistic missiles.
- Local residents captured the chilling moments of the missile attack, with windows shaking, reflecting the fear and chaos caused by the targeted strike on the chemical plant.
A missile attack took place in the Rostov region
Acting Governor of Rostov Region Yuri Slyusar assured that Russian air defense allegedly repelled an attack of 10 missiles.
As a result, a residential building caught fire in the village of Mala Kamyanka in the Kamyansk district due to fragments of a downed missile.
Emergency services are on site.
Local residents filmed the moment of the missile attack, when “windows were shaking.”
A chemical plant was attacked in the Rostov region — Kovalenko
Andriy Kovalenko, head of the Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council, clarified that the attack targeted a chemical enterprise that produces rocket fuel.
In the Rostov region, one of the largest chemical enterprises in the Russian Federation, the Kamensky Plant, was attacked. It produces rocket fuel (specializes in the manufacture of solid-fuel components for rocket engines, in particular for multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) and solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missiles).
Andriy Kovalenko
Head of the Central Development Center
The plant also manufactures explosives, ammunition components, and disposes of spent missile systems.
