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Reports of Drone Strikes at Russian Acron Plants as Ukraine Intercepts Mass Attack

Unverified reports point to hits on chemical facilities during a night of large-scale aerial attacks.

Overview

  • Russian Telegram channels and local residents reported explosions near Acron fertilizer plants in Veliky Novgorod and Dorogobuzh, though officials have not confirmed damage.
  • The Telegram channel Astra said geolocated blast imagery overlaps the Acron site in Veliky Novgorod but evidence of a plant fire remains inconclusive.
  • Ukraine’s Air Forces reported tracking 154 incoming threats and said air defences neutralised 83 strike drones and two Iskander-class ballistic missiles.
  • Russia’s Defence Ministry claimed nearly 300 Ukrainian drones were shot down across several regions, including the Moscow area.
  • Moscow airports temporarily halted operations with dozens of delays, and Voronezh authorities reported drone debris damaging a power line that caused local outages and partial heating disruptions.