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title: "Strike on Pryluky: Russian drones set fire to a British American Tobacco factory"
description: "Russian drones attacked the Pryluky Tobacco Factory of British American Tobacco in Chernihiv Oblast: the roof of a workshop caught fire. Firefighters are extinguishing the blaze, and a local resident was preliminarily injured."
date: 2026-09-07T10:58:00.000Z
lang: en
url: https://xab.info/en/posts/strike-on-tobacco-factory-in-pryluky
tags: [pryluky, tobacco-factory, drone-attack, chernihiv-region, british-american-tobacco, war-in-ukraine]
publisher: "XAB.info"
---

# Strike on Pryluky: Russian drones set fire to a British American Tobacco factory

![Firefighter in protective gear against a backdrop of smoke during the fire at British American Tobacco factory in Pryluky](https://xab.info/media/2026/09/07/udar-po-tabachnoy-fabrike-v-prilukah/udar-po-tabachnoy-fabrike-v-prilukah-1.webp)

## 🎯 Key Points

- In Pryluky, Chernihiv Oblast, drones attacked the Pryluky Tobacco Factory of BAT; the roof of the cigarette workshop caught fire.
- At the moment of the strike, all workers were in a shelter; a local resident at a bus stop was preliminarily injured.
- Investigative and operational teams and emergency services are working at the scene; the police published footage from the strike site.

In the city of Pryluky in Chernihiv Oblast, the Pryluky Tobacco Factory, part of British American Tobacco Ukraine, caught fire as a result of an attack by Russian drones. Preliminary data indicates that the fire engulfed the roof of the cigarette production workshop; firefighters and police investigative and operational teams are working at the scene.

### Timeline of the attack and sequence of events

An air raid alert was declared in Pryluky at 11:35. The Ukrainian Air Force had warned of enemy drones moving toward the city. Subsequently, according to eyewitness reports, two loud explosions were heard in the city, followed by a third — slightly weaker; a thick black plume of smoke rose over the area of the enterprise. Employees of the facility reported that the roof of the cigarette workshop caught fire, and a fire broke out at the scene, which rescue crews are now extinguishing.

### Condition of the enterprise and aftermath

According to eyewitnesses, at the moment of the strike all factory employees were in a shelter. One woman experienced an acute stress reaction, and she was provided with on-site assistance. By 14:25, the police published footage from the scene of the strike on the tobacco factory. Investigative and operational teams, criminalists, community police officers, and all emergency services are working at the scene.

### Contradictory data

In initial reports from enterprise employees and eyewitnesses, it was stated that "no one was injured," since all staff were in a shelter. However, in updated police information published around 14:25, it is reported that a local resident, who was at a bus stop near the strike site, was preliminarily injured. Thus, the version of a complete absence of casualties gave way to data about an injured passerby; final information on the number and nature of the injured has not been officially confirmed as of the time of preparing this material.

### About the Pryluky Tobacco Factory

The Pryluky Tobacco Factory (British American Tobacco Ukraine) is a tobacco industry enterprise in the city of Pryluky, specializing in the production of cigarettes. Its product range includes the Kent, Lucky Strike, Pall Mall, Rothmans, Capri, and "Pryluky" brands, as well as sticks for GLO systems. The factory is among the largest taxpayers both in the Ukrainian tobacco industry and in national rankings.

### Context and significance

The strike on an operating industrial enterprise producing goods under international brands underscores the expansion of the geography of attacks on civilian infrastructure and economic facilities. For the region, this means not only local destruction and fire, but also a potential disruption in production chains and tax revenues. Official assessments of the scale of damage and the timeline for restoration were not provided at the time of publication.

## 🔍 Fact-Check Verification

- [Russia struck a tobacco factory in Pryluky, where Kent and Rothmans are produced](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/rf-vdarila-tyutyunoviy-fabritsi-prilukah-1788778544.html) - Подтверждает факт удара по табачной фабрике в Прилуках и ассортимент продукции.
- [Russia struck Pryluky: factory of a famous global brand caught fire](https://24tv.ua/economy/ru/pozhar-na-fabrike-british-american-tobacco-v-prilukah-iz-za-ataki-so-storony-rf_n3137400) - Подтверждает возгорание фабрики British American Tobacco в результате атаки РФ.
- [FSB: Kaluga Tobacco Factory underpaid taxes by 1 billion rubles](https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/8181035) - Сведения о Калужской табачной фабрике; не относится к событию в Прилуках, использовано только как отраслевой контекст.
- [Tobacco factory caught fire in Pryluky due to Russian attack](https://delo.ua/ru/news/iz-za-ataki-rf-v-prilukax-vspyxnula-tabacnaya-fabrika-472016/) - Подтверждает факт атаки и вспыхнувшей табачной фабрики в Прилуках.

## ❓ FAQ

### Q: What happened in Pryluky?
**A:** Russian drones attacked the city of Pryluky in Chernihiv Oblast; as a result of the strike, the roof of the cigarette workshop of the Pryluky Tobacco Factory of British American Tobacco caught fire.

### Q: Are there any casualties?
**A:** According to initial data, all workers were in a shelter and were not injured. Updated police information reports that a local resident, who was at a bus stop nearby, was preliminarily injured.

### Q: What does the Pryluky Tobacco Factory produce?
**A:** The factory produces cigarettes of the Kent, Lucky Strike, Pall Mall, Rothmans, Capri, and "Pryluky" brands, as well as sticks for GLO systems.