Drones attacked one of Russia's largest explosive-nerve plants

On the night before 19 August, drones attacked the Russian town of Dzerzhinsk in Nizhny Novgorod region. After the strikes, extensive smoke was recorded in the area of the Sverdlov plant, which manufactures explosive substances. This is reported by Glavkom, citing the Astra Telegram channel.

In the morning, local residents posted videos showing a drone attack and thick smoke over the town. According to Astra, the source of the smoke with high probability is located directly on the territory of the Sverdlov plant.

The source of the smoke is located on the territory of the Sverdlov plant.

photo: Astra

The enterprise is located in Dzerzhinsk and is part of Russia's military-industrial complex.

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The plant is one of Russia's largest producers of explosive substances and has more than 100 years of history. The enterprise is under Ukraine's sanctions for supporting actions that undermine or threaten Ukraine's territorial integrity, sovereignty, and independence.

In June 2023, the Sverdlov plant also came under the European Union sanctions. Restrictions against the enterprise were imposed by the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, and Switzerland.

Note that this is not the first drone attack on the enterprise. Previously, drones struck the plant on 30 in April.

As a reminder, Russian crude oil shipments abroad continued to fall sharply amid drone attacks and threats of new strikes in the Black Sea, dropping to the lowest level since late April.