A chemical plant catches fire in Bashkiria after a drone attack, Telegram channels reported. Photos and videos of smoke rising in the area of ​​Bashkir Soda Plant (BSC) in Strelitmak were published on the Supernova+ channel. ASTRA OSINT analysis confirmed a fire at the factory. Local residents reported the sound of explosions, and restrictions were put in place at the airport in neighboring Ufa. ASTRA notes that Soda Bashkir is one of the largest chemical complexes in Russia, which is included in the closed register of security enterprises of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation. It is the only producer in the country of terephthaloyl chloride, a material from which bulletproof vests and helmets are made, as well as protective composite materials for military equipment. The BSK factory was already attacked by a UAV on August 27. In addition, the mayor of Moscow, Sergey Sobyanin, said that since the evening of October 28, 613 drones have been flying towards the capital region of the Russian Federation. According to Sobyanin, most of them were "neutralized by air defense forces on distant approaches", and 231 UAVs were destroyed on the approach to Moscow. Photo: Supernova+.

A chemical plant catches fire in Bashkiria after a drone attack, Telegram channels reported. Photos and videos of smoke rising in the area of ​​Bashkir Soda Plant (BSC) in Strelitmak were published on the Supernova+ channel. ASTRA OSINT analysis confirmed a fire at the factory. Local residents reported the sound of explosions, and restrictions were put in place at the airport in neighboring Ufa. ASTRA notes that Soda Bashkir is one of the largest chemical complexes in Russia, which is included in the closed register of security enterprises of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation. It is the only producer in the country of terephthaloyl chloride, a material from which bulletproof vests and helmets are made, as well as protective composite materials for military equipment. The BSK factory was already attacked by a UAV on August 27. In addition, the mayor of Moscow, Sergey Sobyanin, said that since the evening of October 28, 613 drones have been flying towards the capital region of the Russian Federation. According to Sobyanin, most of them were "neutralized by air defense forces on distant approaches", and 231 UAVs were destroyed on the approach to Moscow. Photo: Supernova+.