Russian Strikes Stop 90% of Ukraine’s Steel Output
Concentrated Russian ballistic missile strikes have knocked out Ukraine’s last three operational steel mills across Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk regions, idling facilities that generate 90% of national steel production, according to Metinvest and ArcelorMittal. The precision strikes against blast furnaces have killed 17 workers and cast uncertainty over the future of the nation’s metallurgical…
Russian missile attacks have crippled Ukraine's remaining three large-scale steel manufacturing plants, cutting off 90% of the country's domestic steel production, according to industry executives. The precision strikes targeted blast furnace infrastructure in the Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk regions, leaving no operational steel industry.
Oleksandr Vodoviz, head of Metinvest, stated that the precision strikes specifically aimed at blast furnace infrastructure across two Metinvest enterprises and the ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih steelworks. Metinvest and ArcelorMittal confirmed the shutdown of affected facilities, which accounted for 90% of Ukraine's national steel output.
The shutdown of these plants threatens the livelihood of over 15,000 employees and could have severe macroeconomic repercussions for Ukraine's wartime economy, depriving the state budget of corporate tax revenues and foreign currency earnings. Prior to the 2022 invasion, Ukraine was a leading steel exporter; however, the sector has faced compounding losses, including the destruction of major plants like Azovstal and Illich Iron and Steel Works in Mariupol.
Since August, Russian forces have launched 17 ballistic missiles at the Zaporizhstal complex alone, causing significant damage and loss of life.
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