For the third time this year, Ukrainian drones hit Russia’s rocket-fuel rubber plant in Samara Oblast. This time they reach the raw-material shop feeding it
OSINT channels recorded fires at the same butyl-rubber shops in April and September.
On October 24, Ukrainian drones inflicted damage on a process pipeline, two butyl-rubber units, and a rectification unit at Russia's Tolyattikauchuk petrochemical plant, according to Ukraine's General Staff. The attack disrupted the production of solid rocket fuel for tactical and ballistic missiles, the General Staff reported. This marks the third instance in 2023 where drones successfully targeted the plant's butyl-rubber shops.
Prior strikes on October 23 targeted an electronics plant in Oryol, involved in producing missile components for Russia's attacks on Ukrainian cities, and on October 25 hit a battery plant in Yelets, manufacturing batteries for Iskander-M systems. The latest strike on October 26 was the third time this year that the butyl-rubber shops at Tolyattikauchuk suffered damage.
Ukrainian monitoring channel Exilenova+ confirmed that at least two production facilities were hit, including the shop where isobutane is converted into isobutylene, a crucial raw material for synthetic rubbers, and outdoor unit No. 2 in shop BK-4, responsible for producing and purifying high-purity isobutylene. The attack could potentially disrupt the supply of feedstock for other processes, including the production of solid rocket fuel.
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