On the night of November 20, 2024, the Defense Forces of Ukraine attacked EFKO's mayonnaise plant in the city of Alexeyevka, the Belgorod region. Long-range kamikaze drones were most likely used for the attack.
It is quite logical to ask why a mayonnaise plant, which appears to be an exclusively civilian facility, was attacked. However, in this case we are talking about a dual-purpose object, which is important for russian UAV industry.
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We should take into account the explanation by analyst Rene Duba, which he published on his account on X. According to him, the EFKO plant in the Belgorod region, which produces mayonnaise, actually had a soap production facility, which is quite specific, as mayonnaise and soap are distinctly different segments of civilian products.
As the analyst explains, the facilities of this soap plant were used not only to synthesize glycerin, which is important not only for soap production but also for explosives.
These facilities were also used to synthesize polymers needed to produce the bodies of Shahed drones and other types of russian UAVs, as well as components for manufacturing various types of explosives.
As Defense Express, we would like to add that russians are making a concerted effort to develop a dual-use industry. It may appear to serve a civilian purpose, but in reality, it is used to produce equipment and weapons for russia's full-scale war against Ukraine.
Earlier Defense Express reported that Ukraine had hit russian arsenal in the Bryansk region possibly with the U.S. ATACMS missiles.
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