The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has confirmed the destruction of two and the damage to four workshops producing explosives and gunpowder at the Russian enterprise «Kamensky Combine». The strike took place on the night of 16 August in Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, in the Rostov Oblast of the Russian Federation. The plant produces solid rocket fuel for multiple launch rocket systems and other weapons.
Briefly about the main points
- The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has confirmed the consequences of the strike on the Russian facility.
- Two production halls have been destroyed, and a further four have been damaged.
- Production facilities for explosives and gunpowder were affected.
- The plant manufactures solid propellant for multiple launch rocket systems and missile systems.
Confirmed consequences of the damage
Pros. data According to the General Staff, the damaged and destroyed production facilities were used to manufacture explosives and gunpowder. The agency reported confirmed damage resulting from the strike on a facility located in the Rostov Region of Russia.
The company’s products for the Russian defence industry
«The »Kamensky Plant« is part of the Russian military-industrial complex. It manufactures solid rocket propellant for the »Uragan«, »Smerch« and »Tornado-S’ multiple launch rocket systems, as well as for a range of missile systems and airborne weapons.
According to the War & Sanctions portal of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence, the company is also involved in the development of the 9M727 cruise missile for the «Iskander-K» system: it supplies charges and igniters for the 9X837 booster engines.
