Photo: CyberBoroshno/Telegram
On Monday, April 13, a chemical plant in Cherepovets, Vologda region of Russia, was struck by drones, according to OSINT analysts from the “Cyber Boroshno” group.
The attack was confirmed by the governor of the Vologda region, Georgy Filimonov.
“According to information from the Russian Ministry of Defence, 13 unmanned aerial vehicles were shot down while approaching the industrial site in Cherepovets. Emergency services are working at the crash sites,” he wrote on Telegram.
Videos posted online show the aftermath of the strike. OSINT analysts believe the target was the ammonia production facilities of the “Cherepovets-Azot” plant.
They reported visible black smoke from burning at two of the three ammonia units (Ammonia-1 and Ammonia-2), which together have a total production capacity of around 900,000 tons per year.
Analysts also suggested a possible hit on an ammonia storage facility belonging to these units, which had been reinforced with a metal protective structure after the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion to defend against drone attacks.
The affected production accounts for about 6% of Russia’s ammonia output, while the plant as a whole represents roughly 10% of national ammonia production.
This marks the second attack on Cherepovets this year. On the night of March 27, drones struck the “Apatit” plant (part of the Cherepovets chemical cluster owned by PhosAgro), one of the largest chemical facilities in Europe and a major global producer of phosphate fertilizers.
