On the morning of 17 October, Russian forces attacked the Zaporizhstal steelworks in Zaporizhzhia with six ballistic missiles. The plant’s energy and logistics infrastructure, as well as production sites, were damaged.
This was reported by the Metinvest Group on its website.
According to the company, during the latest attack facilities of the internal energy and logistics infrastructure, as well as production sites of the blast-furnace operation were damaged.
Thanks to employees moving to shelters in time, there were no casualties.
Metinvest Group Chief Operating Officer Oleksandr Myronenko noted that the plant has still not returned to normal production operations after the previous shelling.
Overall, Zaporizhstal has been hit by four large-scale ballistic attacks by Russia. The enemy has fired 23 ballistic missiles at the plant.
- As a result of previous attacks, eight plant employees were killed, and another 31 steelworkers sustained injuries of varying severity.
- After the strike in August, the entire production complex was shut down. Employees were involved in clearing rubble, assessing damage and dealing with the aftermath of the shelling.
- Later, the plant restored certain technological processes needed to keep equipment safely maintained and prevent industrial risks. However, it has not been possible to fully resume operations at the steelworks.