The Ukrainian mining and Metallurgical group Metinvest announced that Russian troops carried out another attack on its Zaporizhstal metallurgical plant in the early morning of August 27, following the previous attack on August 11, which led to a complete shutdown of production. ,
,According to the company, five ballistic missiles hit the blast furnace equipment, energy and transport infrastructure, as well as the open areas of the plant. As a result of the latest attack, no deaths or injuries were reported, as employees on shift took cover after the air raid alert was announced.
Metinvest said that experts are currently assessing the extent of the damage and inspecting the plant's production, energy and transport infrastructure to determine further steps. The company did not specify a time frame for resuming production. ,
,. . The last strike occurred during the reconstruction work after the previous attack , ,
,. . As SteelOrbis previously reported, the previous attack on August 11 resulted in the death of eight Zaporizhstal employees, and 26 more employees were injured. According to Metinvest, ballistic missiles hit the plant two minutes after the air alert was announced, damaging key blast furnace equipment, energy facilities and other infrastructure.
After the terrorist attack on August 11, Zaporizhstal carried out emergency recovery work and began dismantling damaged structures in order to gain access to equipment, assess damage and identify recovery opportunities. Due to the complete shutdown of production, the number of employees at the plant was reduced, while the core team remained in place.
Alexander Mironenko, executive director of Metinvest, said that the terrorist attack on August 11 led to destruction on a scale that Zaporizhstal had not experienced since World War II, and that the latest attack occurred when the company was still sorting through the rubble at the previous strike. He also stressed that Zaporizhstal is a civilian industrial enterprise that produces cast iron and rolled steel used in the manufacture of pipes, household appliances and automobiles, and does not produce military products. ,
,, Author: Editorial staff of SteelOrbis,
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