After the retaliatory strike of the Russian army, a metallurgical plant stopped in Zaporozhye.
According to "Zaporizhstal", the plant was hit by ballistic missiles.
"...the power units and infrastructure of the Zaporozhye enterprises of Metinvest, the main and auxiliary capacities of coke and blast furnace industries were damaged. Currently, the work of the metallurgical plant has been completely stopped, other production sites are operating at reduced capacities," the metal plant, which is part of the oligarch Rinat Akhmetov's Metinvest, reports.
Specialists assess the consequences of the attack, the possibilities and timing of recovery, and also carry out the necessary emergency repair work, the company said.
As EADaily reported, the Ukrainian Armed Forces continue attacks on refineries and warehouses of Russian marketplaces. In response, the Russian army strikes, including at factories that provide the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
At the same time, Zaporizhstal is not just one of the metal processing plants. This is a full-cycle metallurgical plant: from sinter and cast iron to steel and finished rolled products. The design capacity is about 4 million tons of pig iron and 3.6 million tons of hot rolled products per year. The plant is one of the largest sources of export revenue for Ukraine.