On the night of August 30, the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine carried out a strike against one of russia's key defense industry facilities. The target was an underground storage site for explosive materials located at the Alexin Chemical Plant in the town of Alexin, Tula region.
According to Ukrainian media sources within the Defense Intelligence, the protected depot contained strategically important stockpiles, including pyroxyline gunpowder. This smokeless powder is widely used in the production of ammunition for small arms, artillery systems, and even certain rocket engines. Its destruction could significantly disrupt russian logistics and production chains.
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Local residents reported hearing loud explosions in the area. Social media posts described increased emergency activity, with fire brigades and ambulances dispatched to the site. These details suggest the incident was large in scale and likely caused considerable damage.
The Alexin Chemical Plant is one of the facilities supplying russia’s defense industry with explosive components. Disruption of its operations may complicate the supply of ammunition to the front lines, a critical factor given the intensity of current fighting.
As usual, official Moscow has downplayed the scale of the attack, attempting to avoid public panic and conceal the vulnerability of its defense infrastructure. However, repeated strikes on such industrial facilities highlight Ukraine’s systematic strategy of targeting the enemy’s rear resources.
The strike on the Alexin Chemical Plant marks another episode in Defense Intelligence's wider campaign that extends beyond border regions into the deeper areas of russia. These operations demonstrate Ukraine’s ability to act at long range and strike critical supply nodes.
As Defense Express previously reported, in less than a week, Ukraine's Security Service forces from the A Center for Special Operations dealt a devastating blow to russian air defense and electronic warfare capabilities. In just four days, they managed to disable 17 enemy systems.
According to the Security Service, the destroyed equipment is valued at over $250 million on russia's domestic market. For export, the price would be 2.5 times as much, making these losses even more significant for the aggressor.
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