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Ukraine's military hit large chemical plant in Russia, Zelensky says

Reuters EUROPE
Published May 23,2026
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Ukraine's military hit a ⁠large chemical ⁠plant, Metafrax Chemical, in Russia's Perm ⁠region, 1,700 km (1,056 miles) from the Ukrainian border, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on ⁠Saturday.

"The ⁠company's products supply dozens of other Russian military production facilities, including ⁠aircraft equipment and drones, missile engines, and explosives. The production ⁠process at ‌the ‌enterprise has ⁠now ‌been halted," Zelensky ⁠said ⁠on Telegram.