Drone Raid Hits Russian Plant That Feeds Bomb Factories With Explosive Chemicals

Drones targeted the Nevinnomyssky Azot chemical plant in Russia’s Stavropol region, a key facility in the country’s munitions supply chain, according to Andrii Kovalenko, head of Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation, on July 25.

“Nevinnomyssky Azot is a major producer of chemical components for explosives, including nitric acid and ammonium nitrate. It is a critical supplier to Russia’s ammunition production—artillery shells, air bombs, MLRS, and more,” Kovalenko wrote.

Local residents in the area reported hearing a series of explosions and seeing flashes of light near the facility. Footage of the strike has circulated widely on social media, and the attack was also reported by the Russian media outlet Astra.

Shortly after the incident, the mayor of Nevinnomyssk published a video, effectively confirming the site had been hit. He claimed there were no injuries or visible damage.

Open-source intelligence analysts from the Dnipro OSINT group reviewed footage of the strike and suggested that drones may have targeted the facility’s acetylene production site and workshop No. 9, which houses acetaldehyde operations—both highly volatile chemical areas.

According to Astra, citing Reuters, the facility supplies nitric acid to the Sverdlov Plant in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod region, where it is used to manufacture powerful military-grade explosives such as HMX (octogen) and RDX (hexogen). These compounds are used to fill a variety of Russian munitions.

Earlier, drones ignited a massive fire at an oil depot in the Adler district of Sochi, a southern Russian city, one of the largest resorts in Russia, located on the shore of the Black Sea.

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