Drones attacked during the early hours of July 25 the Nevinnomyssk Azot chemical plant, located in the Stavropol region of Russia. The site is one of the country’s main producers of nitrogen fertilizers and ammonia, as well as manufacturing dual-use products with potential military applications.
The attack was confirmed by images shared on social media and by independent analysts from the group Dnipro OSINT, who identified an impact in the acetylene and acetaldehyde production area.
According to the portal Astra, the affected plant supplies nitric acid to the Sverdlov Plant in the Nizhny Novgorod region, a key raw material for the manufacture of high-powered explosives such as HMX and RDX, used in military munitions. Although the local mayor indirectly confirmed the attack by praising the factory workers, he stated there were no casualties or significant damage.
This is the second drone attack on the facility in the past two months; the previous one occurred on June 14 and resulted in a temporary halt of activities. Located about 650 km from Ukrainian-controlled territory, Nevinnomyssk Azot is part of the EuroChem group and has an annual production capacity exceeding 1 million tons of ammonia and 1.4 million tons of ammonium nitrate, highlighting its strategic importance to the Russian defense industry.
Source: Militarnyi | Photo: X @Osinttechnical | This content was created with AI assistance and reviewed by the editorial team
Overnight, Ukrainian attack drones successfully struck the Nevinnomyssk Azot Plant, one of Russia’s largest explosives manufacturing facilities.
Seen here, the plant burns as nearby Russian AAA positions fire into the sky. pic.twitter.com/80G1ycYbW2
— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) July 25, 2025
