Azot chemical plant catches fire in Tula Oblast of russia following drone attack
On the night of June 14, following a drone attack in russia’s Tula Oblast, a fire was reported at the Azot plant. Local residents are posting videos showing flames and smoke, and a service that tracks temperature anomalies is also indicating a fire.
It was reported by ASTRA, Exilenova+, and Tula Oblast Governor Dmitry Milyaev.
An OSINT analyst for the publication identified the fire at the Azot plant in Novomoskovsk, Tula Oblast, russia, based on a video showing flames and smoke filmed from the city cemetery, approximately 4 km away from the chemical plant. The fire at Azot is also being detected by NASA FIRMS, a satellite service that tracks temperature anomalies.
Meanwhile, the Tula Oblast's governor, Dmitry Milyaev, claims that debris from Ukrainian UAVs allegedly fell “onto the territory of one of Novomoskovsk’s industrial enterprises.” The governor did not specify the name or type of the enterprise.
The company’s website states that “Novomoskovsk Joint-Stock Company ‘Azot’ is russia’s largest producer of ammonia and nitrogen fertilizers, as well as one of the industry leaders in terms of product variety and volume. The enterprise produces mineral fertilizers, ammonia, organic plastics and resins, chlorine, caustic soda, calcium chloride, concentrated and high-purity nitric acid, argon, and methanol. Since 2002, NJSC Azot has been part of the EuroChem holding company.
Exilenova+ also reported that local residents claim that the Novomoskovsk Chemical Plant 'AZOT' in Novomoskovsk, Tula Oblast, is under fire.
As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, on the night of Friday, June 12, units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces attacked the TANECO and TAIF-NK oil refineries in Nizhnekamsk, Republic of Tatarstan (aggressor country: the russian federation). The destruction of targets and fires on the premises of both facilities have been confirmed.