General Staff confirms strike on Astrakhan gas processing plant producing explosive materials
On the night of December 15, Ukrainian Defense Forces successfully struck a strategic facility in Russia — the Astrakhan Gas Processing Plant (GPP).
This was reported by the press service of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The strike was carried out “to reduce the enemy’s capabilities for producing explosives.”
The plant, one of the key facilities in Russia’s oil and gas industry, produces up to 3.5 million tons of sulfur annually, which is used to manufacture explosives for Russia’s military-industrial complex. Explosions were recorded at the GPP, and a fire broke out. The full extent of the damage is currently being assessed.
Russia’s Astrakhan Gas Processing Plant, operated by Gazprom, had already suspended fuel production on September 22 after a fire caused by a drone strike.
It is worth noting that wholesale gasoline sales in Russia have fallen to a two-year low, while prices continue to hit record highs. The shortage is exacerbated by refinery shutdowns following Ukrainian drone attacks and high demand from agricultural producers.
