Ukraine Attacked One Of Russia's Largest Manufacturers Of Explosives
- 11.09.2026, 12:15
A column of smoke rises above "Azot."
On the morning of September 11, the Perm Krai came under drone attack. The Azot (Uralchem) plant in the city of Berezniki—one of Russia’s largest chemical plants—is believed to have been targeted. This is reported by Ukrainian monitoring channels, which are publishing footage from local residents.
Several videos show a drone diving toward the facility. Supernova reports that gunfire was heard and a plume of smoke was visible “in the area of the chemical plant” in Berezniki. Eyewitnesses in local social media groups confirm reports of a Ukrainian drone raid on the city. “They’ve been flying over Berezniki all day, since this morning. They’re flying right overhead,” wrote one subscriber to the “Perm and Region News” group, as noted by the website The Moscow Times.
According to publicly available information, Azot’s main products are ammonium nitrate, ammonia solution, urea, nitric acid, and other components, which are used, among other things, in the production of explosives. It is the only plant in Russia that manufactures sodium nitrate and crystalline sodium nitrite. Amid the drone attack and the declaration of a “Drone Threat” alert, Perm’s colleges and universities—Perm State National Research University (PGNIU), Perm State Polytechnic University (PNIPU), “Onyx,” and the Perm State University of Transport and Communications (PSUTC)—are canceling classes en masse, and students are being evacuated, according to posts in local groups. According to “Perm 36.6,” there have been “reports of drones being shot down and their debris falling in the region” since early this morning. However, there have been no official statements from the authorities yet.
In Berezniki, according to the publication, “a siren wails every half hour,” a “loud boom” has been heard several times, and window panes have been rattling. As the channel reports, in addition to universities, classes in schools and appointments at medical facilities have been canceled, and the “industrial enterprises administration” has suspended operations—something that has not been observed before.