Early this morning, one Ukrainian UAV impacted the "NAK AZOT" Chemical enterprise in the city of Novomoskovsk, Tula Oblast.

This enterprise specialises in the production of Ammonium Nitrate, Nitric acid, Ammonia, Argon and Methanol. These products can be used as components for explosives, part of the production process for explosives, metallurgy including the welding and heat treatment of metals used in the defence industry, and the production of fuel, including rocket fuel components. The enterprise is the second largest Russian producer of Nitrogen fertilizers and ammonia.

As a result of the impact(s), key production units were damaged, including the following:

Command and Control Centre No. 1 was directly impacted by a UAV at around 5:25am, resulting in the disruption of the operation of automated control systems.

Units No. 2 and No. 3, which are responsible for the main stages of chemical synthesis. They were emergency-shut-down after the impact at the adjacent command and control centre due to the damage caused by the explosion, and the threat of the fire spreading to the units.

The water circulation cycle of the VOC-22, which provides cooling for the production equipment, caught fire from the initial impact at the command and control centre.

The Ammonia-4 workshop, which is used for the production of ammonia, which in turn is used as a raw material for the production of fertilisers was "urgently taken out of operation".

The production lines for the production of Urea No. 2, including sections 3/1 and 3/2 halted their operations.

As a result of the single impact, the entire production site of the enterprise was put into "emergency mode".

Coordinates: 54.089196, 38.190516

Russian forces are now properly established at the northern outskirts of Yunakivka - the first "large" settlement in Sumy Oblast that they have reached so far. Yunakivka is a critical logistical hub for the areas near the border with Kursk Oblast, including important positions on the tactical heights.

In my opinion, instead of storming Yunakivka directly, they will attack down the tactical heights to the west, establish fire control over Yunakivka, cut the road leading into the village, before wrapping round the heights to the rear and the southeast, facilitating the capture of the village, along with the tactical heights are large forests to the northeast and east.

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