Russian missile strike destroys Dnipropetrovsk plant

Roman Petrenko – Wednesday, 6 April 2022, 11:34

On the evening of 5 April, a Russian missile attack caused explosions at a plant in the Novomoskovsk district of the Dnipropetrovsk region. The plant can no longer operate.

Source: State Emergency Service of the Dnipropetrovsk region

Details: Large tanks of Mazut, a low quality fuel oil, caught fire at the plant. An area of 500 square metres was engulfed by fire. As of the morning of 6 April the fire has been extinguished.

However, the damage from the missile attack makes any further operation of the plant impossible.

The shelling has completely destroyed 6 oil and lubricant tanks.

Background: On the night of 5-6 April, Russian missiles destroyed an oil storage facility and set a plant on fire.