A drone attack caused a fire at the Astrakhan gas processing plant in southern Russia, stopping production.
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The Astrakhan gas processing plant in southern Russia has stopped production following a fire at the facility caused by a drone attack
On 22 September, long-range assets of the Ukrainian Defence Forces hit the Astrakhan gas processing plant
Sections of production were damaged, causing part of the process to be halted
This plant is one of the world's largest gas chemical complexes and Russia's main producer of sulfur for explosives, providing up to 66% of domestic output
The Astrakhan facility processes up to 3.2 million tonnes of oil products annually
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