On Friday morning, Ukrainian drones attacked the “Uralchem” division “Azot,” located in the city of Berezniki, Perm Krai.
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The extent of the attack damage is unknown.
The factory territory covers about 140 hectares. It has about 90 production buildings.
The factory specializes in producing ammonia, nitric acid, ammonium nitrate, urea, nitrite-nitrate salts, and other nitrogen-based chemical products.
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The concentrated nitric acid produced by “Uralchem” is used for explosives manufacturing.
Ammonia and nitric acid are also the main raw materials for the production of other types of nitrogen-based chemical products, according to “RBC Ukraine.”