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| Drones Hit Pipeline at Russia's Apatit Chemical Plant Supplying Its War Effort |
| 2026-04-26 |
| Drones struck a high-pressure pipeline at one of Russia’s largest chemical enterprises, the Apatit plant in the city of Cherepovets in the Vologda region, on April 26, targeting a key facility linked to the country’s industrial and defense sectors. According to Vologda region governor Georgy Filimonov, the attack targeted infrastructure within the “Ammonia-3” nitrogen complex at the Apatit facility, including a pipeline carrying sulfuric acid. Filimonov stated that multiple drones were involved in the attack and claimed that Russian air defenses had intercepted several of them. According to Filimonov’s official statement, at least five people were injured in the incident. The victims reportedly sustained chemical burns from sulfuric acid exposure and were hospitalized. Emergency services deployed multiple ambulances to the site, and additional medical resources were mobilized in Cherepovets. |
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