Overview
- Regional officials said air defenses intercepted 13 drones that targeted the Apatit fertilizer and chemicals complex in Cherepovets.
- Ukrainian monitoring channels Exilenova+ and Supernova+ reported at least two direct hits on the facility.
- Residents described many blasts, no sirens, and phone alerts that came late, and some said banking apps failed and social posts vanished.
- Acting city head Andrey Nakroshaev banned filming debris or live streaming from impact sites and warned violators could face fines or criminal charges, saying the strikes were confined to the industrial area.
- The plant makes ammonia and ammonium nitrate used in fertilizers, and the strike follows earlier attacks on similar Russian sites including Acron and Dorogobuzh, where local reports said people were killed.