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Ukrainian forces struck the Sverdlov Plant in Dzerzhinsk, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, one of Russia's largest explosives and ammunition manufacturers.

Dzerzhinsk, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
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Kyiv Independent Institute for the Study of War

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Ukrainian forces struck Russia's state-owned Sverdlov Plant overnight on Oct. 6, one of the country's main producers of explosives and ammunition

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

The plant is one of Russia's largest manufacturers of explosives

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Multiple explosions and a large fire were reported at the site following the strike

Ukrainian forces struck Sverdlov Plant in Dzerzhinsk, Nizhny Novgorod

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Extracted: 2026-02-21T07:39:48.877Z

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