Explosions occurred a few hours ago at the NLMK steel plant in Lipetsk, which is one of the largest in the entire Russia. In fact, unconfirmed information transmitted by Russian and Ukrainian media speak of an attack by drones.
The online newspaper Ukrainska Pravda reports that successive explosions were heard in the city of Lipetskwhich is located approximately 400 kilometers south of Moscow.
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Ukrainian suicide drones are striking the Novolipetsk Metallurgical Plant in Lipetsk, Russia pic.twitter.com/rVOBnuy0Gh
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) February 24, 2024
The governor Igor Artamonov states in his post on the Telegram platform that the fire that broke out at the NLMK factory has now been put out and that there are no casualties. It highlights that the information about Ukrainian drone raid and the authenticity of videos flooding social media purportedly capturing the moment of the factory attack.
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🇷🇺🇺🇦 Lipetsk, Russia
the Novolipetsk Metallurgical Plant has been attacked by multiple drones, one got through or debris from Air defense but a fire has broken out, pic.twitter.com/A7O75wTR1Z
— World of Russia (@worldview50) February 24, 2024
The Russian Ministry of Defense had earlier announced that drones were intercepted in the Tula (about 150 km south of Moscow) and Kursk (near the border with Ukraine) regions.
Explosion and fire at Novolipetskiy Metallurgical Kombinat – plant producing polymer-coated steel, in Lipetsk, Russia. Witnesses heard sounds of drones and explosions (possibly Russian air defenses) before the main blast, caught on video below. pic.twitter.com/S1bYDpJ8ti
— Euan MacDonald (@Euan_MacDonald) February 24, 2024
Source: News Beast

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