{
  "id": 9760086,
  "title": "ArcelorMittal closes Ukraine's largest steel plant after Russian attacks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/arcelormittal-closes-ukraines-largest-steel-plant-after-russian",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-25T11:22:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ukrinform - Economy",
    "slug": "ukrinform-economy",
    "url": "https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-economy/4167967-arcelormittal-closes-ukraines-largest-steel-plant-after-russian-attacks.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "ArcelorMittal has permanently shuttered its largest steel plant in Ukraine, Kryvyi Rih, following a series of Russian missile attacks. The company announced the closure on its website, citing four missile strikes over the past five weeks that resulted in fatalities, injuries, and significant damage to production facilities. The final attack on September 21 claimed five lives and left 17 employees injured, one critically. CEO Mauro Longobardo expressed deep regret to the Ukrainian government, stating that restarting operations in a safe and sustainable manner is no longer feasible. Longobardo praised the employees' resilience during the war, noting their tireless efforts to keep the plant operational. ArcelorMittal has allocated over $700 million to support the plant's continued operation and expects to record a non-cash impairment charge of approximately $1 billion. The blast furnace, two sintering machines, and an ore beneficiation plant were previously shut down in May due to logistics disruptions and inadequate services from Ukrzaliznytsia.",
  "summary": "ArcelorMittal has said it is unable to safely and sustainably restart operations at the ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih steel plant following a series of recent missile strikes.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "title": "ArcelorMittal informs Ukraine it cannot continue operations at Kryvyi Rih plant – statement",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/arcelormittal-informs-ukraine-it-cannot-continue-operations-at-kryvyi",
        "published": "2026-09-25T08:54:31.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}