The Nevinnomyssk Azot chemical plant — certainly one of Russia’s largest producers of nitrogen fertilizer and ammonia and a key provider to the Kremlin's military-industrial complicated — has suspended manufacturing, Russian unbiased media outlet Astra reported on June 16.
Based on Astra, the chemical plant suspended manufacturing as a direct results of Ukrainian drone strikes. The strike — which was confirmed by Ukraine’s Common Employees on June 14 — focused two main military-industrial amenities in Russia, together with the Nevinnomyssk Azot plant in Stavropol Krai. The ability reportedly equipped uncooked supplies and elements for Russia’s weapons and gas manufacturing.
Nevinnomyssk Azot is amongst Russia's prime producers of ammonia and nitrogen fertilizers and hosts the nation’s solely manufacturing strains for methyl acetate and high-purity acetic acid. It additionally operates Russia’s first melamine manufacturing facility, based on open-source information.
Based on Andrii Kovalenko, head of Ukraine's Heart for Countering Disinformation on the Nationwide Safety and Protection Council, the plant produces as much as a million tons of ammonia and over a million tons of ammonium nitrate yearly, is "a crucial ingredient of Russia's military-industrial complicated."
Kovalenko famous that ammonium nitrate is a key element for explosives and artillery shells. He added that the plant additionally synthesizes dual-use chemical compounds akin to melamine, acetic acid, methanol, and potassium nitrate — all steadily used within the manufacturing of grenade launchers, mines, and rocket expenses.
Since 2024, the plant has additionally been producing water-soluble fertilizers, which he mentioned have been tailored to serve army chemical wants as a part of Russia's conflict in Ukraine.
The chemical plant is a part of the EuroChem Group, owned by Russian billionaire Andrey Melnichenko, who’s at present sanctioned by Canada, the European Union, Japan, and the UK.
The Kyiv IndependentTim Zadorozhnyy