--- title: "Russian drones strike US-owned Mondelez factory in Trostianets: five injured, chocolate on fire" description: "On August 23, Russian drones struck the Mondelez factory in Trostianets in the Sumy region: buildings were damaged, five employees sustained minor injuries, and there were no fatalities." date: 2026-08-23T16:30:02.000Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/russian-drones-strike-mondelez-factory-trostianets-sumy-oblast tags: [mondelez, sumy-region, drone-strike, ukraine, russian-military, food-industry] publisher: "XAB.info" --- # Russian drones strike US-owned Mondelez factory in Trostianets: five injured, chocolate on fire ![Firefighters extinguish a blaze at the Mondelez factory in Trostianets after a Russian drone strike, with thick black smoke rising from the building](https://xab.info/media/2026/08/23/rf-udar-po-zavodu-mondelez-v-trostyance-sumskaya-oblast/rf-udar-po-zavodu-mondelez-v-trostyance-sumskaya-oblast-1.webp) ## 🎯 Key Points - On August 23, 2026, Russian drones struck the Mondelez factory in Trostianets, Sumy Oblast. - Five employees sustained minor injuries and cuts; there were no fatalities. - The administrative and production buildings were damaged, with three impacts preliminarily recorded. - Kyiv views the attack as a blow to American economic interests and calls for strengthening air defense and pressure on Moscow. - This is not the first strike on the factory: in early 2026 it was already hit by a missile. On August 23, 2026, the Russian army struck the Mondelez International plant in Trostianets, Sumy Oblast. According to RBC-Ukraine, citing Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha and the public broadcaster Obshchenne Sumy, drone attacks damaged the factory premises and injured several employees. There are no reported fatalities. The incident was confirmed by the Sumy Regional Prosecutor's Office and local public organizations. ### Course of the attack and aftermath As reported by the Sumy Regional Prosecutor's Office, five people were injured in the attack on Trostianets. Preliminary assessments record impacts on the enterprise's territory, with damage to the administrative and production buildings. Footage from the scene shows a large fire above the workshop roof and thick black smoke, as well as a firefighting crew directing a water jet into the burning area. According to Yuriy Bova, chairman of the Trostianets community, the injured sustained minor wounds and cuts. ### Victims Among the injured are two men born in 1963 and 1976, and three women born in 1985, 1983, and 1973. All of them sustained, according to preliminary data, minor injuries. The circumstances of the injuries and the exact number of impacts are being clarified, according to the prosecutor's office. ### Kyiv's position: a strike on American interests Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha stated that Russia's systematic and deliberate attacks on American business interests in Ukraine demonstrate that Russian aggression is not only a threat to Ukraine but also a direct blow to American economic interests in Europe. In his words, the counter-strategy remains unchanged — increasing military support for Ukraine, in particular strengthening air defense capabilities, and applying maximum pressure on Moscow, including the adoption of the late Senator Graham's sanctions law against Russia. ### About the enterprise The Mondelez International plant in Trostianets is one of the largest confectionery producers and the only purely chocolate factory in Ukraine with a full production cycle, from cocoa bean processing to packaging and shipment of finished products. The enterprise produces 138 product lines, sold on the domestic market and exported to Moldova, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Turkmenistan. In Trostianets, the factory produces Korona, Milka, and MaxFan chocolate, Barni biscuits, and Tuc, Oreo, and Belvita cookies. Separately, the Jacobs Douwe Egberts enterprise operates on the factory grounds, packing Jacobs and Carte Noire coffee. ### Contradictory data The original sources contain a discrepancy in the number of strikes: one report states that two drone impacts hit the factory, while the prosecutor's office preliminarily records three impacts. The text of the report on the victims also contains the spelling "Trostianka" instead of the correct "Trostianets." These discrepancies in figures and toponymy require clarification, so the exact number of attacks and impacts remains preliminary at the time of publication. ### Context: not the first strike Recall that in early 2026 Russia had already struck this same Mondelez plant in Trostianets — at that time a missile damaged one of the production buildings, with no casualties. The repeated attack on a facility that produces goods for dozens of countries strengthens Kyiv's argument about the deliberate targeting of not only Ukrainian but also foreign industrial infrastructure. ## 🔍 Fact-Check Verification - [Russia strikes US-owned Mondelez factory in Sumy Oblast, there are injured](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/rosiya-vdarila-amerikanskomu-zavodu-mondelez-1787502334.html) - Подтверждает факт удара, раненых и ссылается на Министра иностранных дел и Общественное Сумы. - [Korona, Milka, and Oreo were on fire: Russia strikes US-owned Mondelez factory near Sumy (photos)](https://focus.ua/voennye-novosti/765451-udar-rf-shahed-porazil-amerikanskiy-zavod-mondelez-foto) - Фотофиксация возгорания и контекст о продукции завода. - [Sybiha: Russian forces strike Mondelez factory in Trostianets](https://www.ridus.ru/sibiga-vs-rossii-nanesli-udar-po-zavodu-mondelez-v-trostyance-795517.html) - Заявления Министра иностранных дел Украины о характере атаки и стратегии противодействия. - [Russia attacks US-owned factory in Sumy Oblast](https://korrespondent.net/ukraine/4905491-rf-atakovala-amerykanskyi-zavod-v-sumskoi-oblasty) - Независимое подтверждение атаки по объекту в Сумской области. ## ❓ FAQ ### Q: What happened in Trostianets on August 23, 2026? **A:** Russian drones struck the Mondelez International factory in Trostianets, Sumy Oblast. The administrative and production buildings were damaged, five employees sustained minor injuries, and there were no fatalities. ### Q: How many people were injured? **A:** According to the Sumy Regional Prosecutor's Office, five people were injured: two men born in 1963 and 1976 and three women born in 1985, 1983, and 1973. They sustained minor wounds and cuts. ### Q: What does this factory produce? **A:** The Mondelez plant in Trostianets is the only purely chocolate factory in Ukraine with a full production cycle. It produces 138 product lines, including Korona, Milka, and MaxFan chocolate, Tuc, Oreo, and Belvita cookies, and also packs Jacobs and Carte Noire coffee. ### Q: Is this the first strike on the factory? **A:** No. In early 2026 Russia had already hit this factory with a missile; at that time one of the production buildings was damaged, with no casualties. ### Q: How did Kyiv react? **A:** Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha stated that attacks on American business interests are a direct blow to Europe's economy, and called for strengthening Ukraine's air defense and pressure on Moscow, including the adoption of a sanctions law against Russia.