On the night of March 11, Ukrainian drones carried out a massive attack on the Samara region. According to an analysis of photographs taken by local residents conducted by Astra, the KuibyshevAzot chemical plant in Tolyatti was hit. After the drones struck, a fire broke out at the facility. The Ukrainian monitoring channel Exilenova+ claims that workshop No. 11 of the plant caught fire.
According to the KuibyshevAzot website, it is one of the leading Russian chemical companies and ranks among the ten largest enterprises in the country’s nitrogen industry. The plant specializes in the production of chemical substances such as caprolactam, polyamide-6, technical yarn, ammonium nitrate, urea, ammonium sulfate, ammonia, dilute nitric acid, and others.
In addition to Tolyatti, Ukrainian drones also attacked Samara and Syzran, where, according to Shot, at least ten explosions were heard. A fire broke out in one of the districts of Syzran, although it is not known which facility caught fire.
Drones also attacked Taganrog and at least five districts of the Rostov region. Local authorities reported damage to a power transmission line. Explosions were also heard in Sochi and Anapa in the neighboring Krasnodar region.
