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The Azot chemical plant in Novomoskovsk caught hearth after it was reportedly focused a second time in a drone assault in a single day on June 8, impartial information channel Astra reported.
The plant was beforehand struck and caught hearth on Could 24 in the same in a single day drone assault.
Novomoskovsk in Russia's Tula Oblast is positioned about 395 kilometers (245 miles) from Ukraine.
Astra shared unverified footage of what seems to be smoke rising from the Azot chemical Plant following the June 8 drone assault.
The Azot firm produces ammonia and nitrogen fertilizers, in addition to natural plastics, resins, chlorine, and nitric acid, based on open sources.
Tula Oblast Governor Dmitry Milyaev earlier reported {that a} drone assault hazard was declared within the area.
The Kyiv Impartial couldn’t independently confirm the claims.
Ukraine often strikes army targets deep inside Russian territory in an effort to decrease Moscow's combating energy in its ongoing warfare.
On June 1, Ukraine launched a game-changing drone assault on 4 key Russian army airfields, damaging 41 planes, together with heavy bombers and uncommon A-50 spy planes.
Kyiv claims it has disabled 34% of Russia's strategic bomber fleet in what’s seen as some of the daring operations throughout Russia's full-scale warfare.
The Kyiv IndependentDaria Shulzhenko