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Russia-Ukraine war: Indian billionaire Lakshmi Mittal's steel plant in Kyiv hit by Moscow's missile

Hours after Ukraine launched more than 800 drones at Russia, a Russian missile strike hit Indian-origin billionaire Lakshmi Mittal’s ArcelorMittal mining and metallurgical complex in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine’s largest integrated steel facility.

Russia-Ukraine war: Indian billionaire Lakshmi Mittal's steel plant in Kyiv hit by Moscow's missile

Russian missile strike targeted Lakshmi Mittal's ArcelorMittal steel plant in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine's largest integrated steel facility, following a Ukrainian drone barrage. The attack killed two people and injured 14 workers, damaging key production facilities. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that emergency services were working at the strike sites, while fires in Kyiv were quickly extinguished.

Russian forces reported intercepting and destroying 822 Ukrainian drones overnight, as both sides intensified their military offensive. The escalating conflict has seen the European Union prepare harsher sanctions against Russia.

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