Ukraine Strikes Rocket Fuel Plant in Russia, Damages Four Factories

In the early hours of October 31, Ukraine's military struck the Kamensk-Shakhtinsky rocket fuel plant (Kombinat Kamensky) in Rostov Oblast, Russia, using Neptune cruise missiles and attack drones. According to Ukraine's General Staff, the strike damaged four production facilities and caused a fire at a finished goods warehouse.

The plant is one of Russia's largest chemical enterprises and a key supplier of solid rocket fuel for Russian multiple launch rocket systems, including Uragan, Smerch, and Tornado-S, as well as other rocket complexes and aircraft weapons. Ukraine's General Staff stated that strikes on solid rocket fuel production reduce Russia's ability to conduct artillery strikes on Ukrainian populated areas.

The same night, Ukraine's armed forces also struck four military supply depots in eastern Ukraine, located in the Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Luhansk regions—specifically in the areas of Kharcyzsk, Dokuchayevsk, Novopavlivka, and Novoaidar. Independent confirmation of the factory strike has not yet been obtained. The General Staff published satellite imagery of the facility, and NASA's FIRMS fire monitoring service recorded a fire detection in the area on October 30, though its connection to the Ukrainian strike remains unclear.