Drone strike reportedly targets Stavrolen petrochemical plant in Russia's Budyonnovsk

Stavropol Krai Governor Vladimir Vladimirov and several Telegram channels reported the information.

Vladimirov confirmed the fire in the industrial zone but claimed there were allegedly no casualties from the incident. He did not specify which facility was targeted in the attack.

Video footage from the scene recorded by eyewitnesses was published by the Telegram channel Exilenova+. 

Meanwhile, monitoring and OSINT channels reported that the strike may have hit the large Stavrolen petrochemical plant. This was reported, among others, by Astra.

According to the channel, residents of Budyonnovsk heard explosions during the night, after which a fire started in the city. Project analysts examined the video and concluded that the footage was filmed from Mendeleev Avenue—approximately three kilometers from the fire's epicenter.

Background: Stavrolen LLC is part of the Lukoil group structure and is one of Russia's key petrochemical enterprises. The plant is the second-largest producer of polyethylene and the third-largest producer of polypropylene in the Russian Federation. The facility annually produces over 300,000 tons of polyethylene, about 120,000 tons of polypropylene, as well as benzene and vinyl acetate, which are used as raw materials in various industries.