--- title: "Drones Attack Azot Chemical Plant in Novomoskovsk: Massive Fire Breaks Out" description: "On the morning of October 28, drones attacked Novomoskovsk in Tula Oblast, causing a massive fire at the Azot chemical plant. The governor confirmed damage and urged residents to stay indoors." date: 2026-10-28T06:00:21.050Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/novomoskovsk-drone-attack-azot-plant-fire tags: [novomoskovsk, tula-region, drone-attack, chemical-plant, azot, russia, fire] author: "Andrey Kosynko" publisher: "XAB.info" --- # Drones Attack Azot Chemical Plant in Novomoskovsk: Massive Fire Breaks Out ![Russian Emergencies Ministry firefighter in helmet tackles a massive fire at a chemical plant](https://xab.info/media/2026/10/28/novomoskovsk-ataka-dronov-himzavod-azot-pozhar/novomoskovsk-ataka-dronov-himzavod-azot-pozhar-1.webp) ## Key Points - Early on October 28, drones attacked Novomoskovsk in Tula Oblast, causing a massive fire at the Azot chemical plant. - According to OSINT, the AM-70 ammonia production unit was hit; the plant is part of the EuroChem group. - Governor Dmitry Milyaev confirmed damage in the industrial zone and urged residents to stay indoors due to a potential ammonia release. - The attack occurred amid nighttime alerts: a fire burned near the NLMK in Lipetsk, and missiles hit the Energia plant in Yelets on October 25. Early Wednesday morning, October 28, the city of Novomoskovsk in Russia's Tula Oblast was targeted by unmanned aerial vehicles. As a result of the strike, a massive fire broke out on the territory of the Azot chemical plant, one of the country's largest producers of nitrogen fertilizers. This is reported by OSINT publics and Russian Telegram channels, referenced by RBC-Ukraine. ### Attack Chronology and First Reports Around 06:00, footage of the fire in Novomoskovsk began to spread massively on social media. Local residents published videos of the strike's aftermath and reported impacts on one of the facilities in the city. Meanwhile, as early as 04:00, Tula Oblast Governor Dmitry Milyaev announced via his Telegram channel that a missile danger alert had been declared in the region. Only after some time did it become known that the cause of the fire was a drone attack rather than a missile strike. ### What Is Known About the Target According to OSINT publics, the target was the Azot chemical plant (JSC NAC Azot), which is part of the EuroChem group. The enterprise produces ammonia, ammonium nitrate, urea, and methanol. Reports indicate that the AM-70 unit—an ammonia production aggregate considered by experts to be the raw material base for several Russian military plants—was hit. Some city residents complained of a pungent odor in the air following the attack. ### Military-Industrial Significance of the Enterprise Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence Service had previously pointed out the plant's importance for the Russian military-industrial complex: according to its data, Azot supplied nitric acid to the Sverdlov plant in Dzerzhinsk, where explosives are manufactured. Thus, the strike on the enterprise affects not only the civilian but also the defense supply chain. ### Reaction of Tula Oblast Authorities Governor Dmitry Milyaev confirmed that damage was recorded in the industrial zone of Novomoskovsk. He reported dispatching laboratories from the regional Department of Natural Resources and Rospotrebnadzor to assess the ecological situation. City residents were urged to stay indoors. OSINT publics suggest that the warning might have been prompted by a potential ammonia release. ### Context of Nighttime Strikes Across Russian Regions The attack on Novomoskovsk occurred against the backdrop of nighttime alerts in several Russian regions. For instance, a fire was recorded in Lipetsk near the Novolipetsk Metallurgical Plant, which local authorities had not commented on at the time of publication. Earlier, on October 25, missiles attacked the Energia plant in Yelets, Lipetsk Oblast—an enterprise producing components for Iskander and Kinzhal missiles. Meanwhile, the Russian Ministry of Defense claimed that infrastructure strikes had disabled more than half of the country's oil refining capacity. ## Fact-Check & Sources - [Российский Новомосковск атаковали дроны: в городе горит химзавод "Азот"](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/rosiyskiy-novomoskovsk-atakuvali-droni-misti-1793165010.html) - Primary source: October 28 drone attack, fire at Azot, Governor Milyaev's statement, context of strikes on Lipetsk and Yelets. - [Дроны атаковали химзавод в России: вспыхнул масштабный пожар, что известно](https://glavred.info/world/drony-atakovali-himzavod-v-rossii-vspyhnul-masshtabnyy-pozhar-chto-izvestno-10807601.html) - Complementary: AM-70 unit hit, plant part of EuroChem, residents' odor complaints, Russian MoD statement on refining capacities. ## FAQ ### When and where did the attack occur? Early Wednesday morning, October 28, in Novomoskovsk, Tula Oblast, Russia. Footage of the fire began spreading on social media around 06:00. ### What was the target of the strike? According to OSINT publics, the target was the Azot chemical plant (JSC NAC Azot), specifically the AM-70 ammonia production unit. ### How did local authorities react? Governor Dmitry Milyaev confirmed damage in the industrial zone, dispatched environmental and consumer safety laboratories, and urged residents to stay indoors due to a potential ammonia release.