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Russian missiles shut Zaporizhstal steel plant indefinitely
BBC News··30 Sept
Russia fired 17 missiles at Zaporizhzhia's Zaporizhstal steelworks, killing 8 workers and wounding 31, Metinvest said. The plant employing 8,500 people halted indefinitely after four attack waves in August and September. Before the 2022 invasion, metallurgy supplied roughly 10 percent of Ukraine's GDP. Metinvest's chief operating officer said the sector's share is now close to zero.
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What It Means For You
- Export earnings from Ukrainian steel taxes and wages in industrial cities face prolonged disruption.
- Global buyers of Ukrainian metals may see supply gaps while all major plants remain offline.
- Repairs at Zaporizhstal are uncertain while clearing rubble continues on site.
What's Happening
- Worker Denys Maksyshko said equipment and windows were destroyed across the complex.
- Metinvest COO Oleksandr Myronenko reported every Ukrainian metallurgical plant has been hit since August.
- The company was Ukraine's largest steel producer before the recent campaign.
Ukraine metals under fire
- Metallurgy and mining once employed more than half a million people nationwide.
- Ukraine operated 12 metallurgical plants before losing eastern capacity after 2014.
- Russia's strikes target export revenue and municipal payrolls, Myronenko told the BBC.
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