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Photo: Two rocket fuel production facilities for the Uragan systems have been destroyed in Russia

UA NEWS 17 August 2026 14:35
Photo: Two rocket fuel production facilities for the Uragan systems have been destroyed in Russia

As a result of the strike on the “Kamensky Plant” in Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, Rostov Region, Russian Federation, two production facilities were destroyed and four others were damaged.

The General Staff confirmed that the workshops in question were used for the production of explosives and gunpowder. 

The plant is part of the Russian military-industrial complex and produces solid rocket fuel for the “Uragan,” “Smerch,” and “Tornado-S” multiple launch rocket systems, as well as for a number of other missile systems and airborne weapons.

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The Ukrainian Armed Forces struck the facility on the night of August 16.

Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

As a reminder, the Orsk Oil Refinery in the Orenburg Region of the Russian Federation completely halted operations following an attack by Ukrainian drones.

Freight transportation costs are rising in Russia due to the strikes on the refinery, according to Reuters.

As a reminder, the Russian oil refinery “Orsknefteorgsintez” halted oil processing following an attack by Ukrainian drones on August 11. 

Video: The refinery caught fire after the attack in Orsk.

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