Drones from Ukraine attacked a major Russian defense contractor, prompting an emergency response in Tula Oblast.
Suspilne, citing sources, reported that the Security Service of Ukraine and Ukrainian Special Operations Forces carried out a drone strike on a chemical facility in Russia’s Tula Oblast over night on 9 November. The facility targeted produced gunpowder for the Russian military.
According to SBU officials who spoke to Suspilne about the incident, the Aleksinsky Chemical Plant was hit during the operation. This is a subsidiary of Rostec.
The Aleksinsky Chemical Plant, located in the Tula Oblast in Russia, is one Russia’s largest manufacturers of gunpowder as well as other explosives that are used in artillery and other ammunition.
The facility is of particular importance to Russia’s military capabilities during the war in Ukraine. It reportedly produces a significant portion of the gunpowder that is used in Russian artillery ammo.
The Russian Defense Ministry claimed that it shot down 50 Ukrainian UAVs across seven oblasts in the night. This included 28 in Bryansk Oblast and 12 in Kursk Oblast. There were also two each in Smolensk, Tula and Smolensk.
The Russian Telegram channel ASTRA has reported that at least eleven drones have targeted Aleksin.
Kyiv hasn’t commented on Russian claims regarding the drone attack.
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