Drones attack Nizhny Novgorod region: Sverdlov plant under attack

Drones attack Nizhny Novgorod region: Sverdlov plant under attack Andrey Shlyakhtin

Drones attacked the Sverdlov plant in Dzerzhinsk, Nizhny Novgorod Region/Collage 24 Channel

Unknown drones reached the Nizhny Novgorod region of Russia in the early morning of October 20. In particular, in the city of Dzerzhinsk, the Sverdlov plant, which officially produces “industrial” explosives, came under attack.

Russian Telegram channels reported the drone attack at about 5 a.m. According to them, shots and explosions were heard at first, and then smoke began to rise over the city, Channel 24 reports.

Drones attack Dzerzhinsk

According to locals, white smoke is visible near the Sverdlov plant. Before that, at least 10 explosions were heard over the city.

Shots and sounds of explosions in Dzerzhinsk: watch the video

The occupiers also traditionally claim to have shot down air targets. However, judging by the footage from the scene, there are still several missed ones.

Earlier, Russian monitoring resources wrote that drones were flying towards the Nizhny Novgorod region.

The occupiers have not yet officially commented on the attack on the Sverdlov plant.

The moment of the explosion at the Sverdlov plant in Dzerzhinsk: watch the video

What is known about the Sverdlov plant in Dzerzhinsk

This is a city-forming enterprise, part of the military-industrial complex of Russia. The occupiers claim that it is one of the largest Russian manufacturers of industrial explosives for the mining and oil and gas industries, seismic and geophysical work.

However, you can find information on the Internet that it produces various defense products, including artillery shells, aviation bombs, including KABs, ammunition for engineering troops and helicopter mining systems, cumulative anti-tank guided missiles, warheads for air defense missile systems. The plant uses all available methods of loading – pressing, screw forging, pouring. This allows it to load almost all types of ammunition. It is also the only producer of octogen and hexogen in Russia.

What the Sverdlov plant in Dzerzhinsk looks like/Photo taken from social networks

After a full-scale invasion, the plant is under sanctions from Ukraine, the EU countries, Canada, the USA, Great Britain, Japan and Switzerland.

Let's add that at night drones also attacked the Kursk, Bryansk and Oryol regions. Explosions were heard there, and the hostile authorities traditionally convinced about a “successful shootdown” and that there were no casualties or damage.