On the night of 21 July, large-scale fires broke out in Russia in Vsevolozhsk, in the Leningrad Oblast, and in Lipetsk. Emergency services reported that they had brought under control an open fire at a polymer materials production facility covering an area of 5,900 square metres. In Lipetsk, where a missile alert had previously been issued, an open-air area at industrial facilities on Peredilskaya Street caught fire.<\/p>\n
Briefly about the main points<\/strong><\/p>\n A fire broke out in a warehouse and production building on Vsevolozhsky Prospekt in Vsevolozhsk, near St Petersburg. The \u00abLadoga\u00bb industrial park is located at this address.<\/p>\n Russian emergency services reported that the fire had spread to a polymer materials production facility. The blaze was contained within an area of approximately 5,900 square metres, and the firefighters subsequently extinguished the open flames.<\/p>\n The emergency services did not specify the cause of the fire. They did not report any public link between this incident and an air strike or a missile threat.<\/p>\n A missile alert was issued overnight in the Lipetsk region; according to a local publication, it lasted around 20 minutes. Residents of the city reported hearing loud noises, and later, in the industrial area of Lipetsk, they noticed smoke<\/a>.<\/p>\n Governor Igor Artamonov<\/strong> stated that the fire broke out in an open-air area of the production facilities on Peredilska Street. The area affected by the fire was approximately 2,500 square metres; additional fire and rescue services were called in to help extinguish the blaze.<\/p>\n The governor\u2019s statement did not specify the cause of the fire or name the company on whose premises the fire broke out.<\/p>\n Reports have emerged on social media and OSINT channels regarding a possible attack in the area of the Novolipetsk Metallurgical Plant and the Lipetsk CHPP-2. Peredilska Street is situated in an industrial zone adjacent to the NLMK site, which is why the fire was linked to the plant\u2019s vicinity.<\/p>\n The ASTRA OSINT project, whose reports were picked up by the media, geolocated the source of the fire between TPP-2 and NLMK. However, the project did not establish exactly which facility was on fire or might have been the target.<\/p>\n Therefore, the available information suggests that there was a fire near NLMK, but there is no confirmation that the plant itself or its production facilities were damaged.<\/p>\n\n
The fire at \u00abLadoza\u00bb has been contained within an area of 5,900 square metres<\/h2>\n
A fire broke out in Lipetsk following a missile alert<\/h2>\n
Why was the incident linked to NLMK?<\/h2>\n
Regions of the Russian Federation have also reported incidents<\/h2>\n