The Ukrainian Armed Forces carried out strikes in the Orenburg region on a gas processing plant and Russia’s only helium plant.
According to Ukrinform, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on Facebook.
It is noted that the strike on enemy targets was carried out on the night of June 24. The distance from the front line is over 1,200 km.
A fire was reported on the premises of the facilities. The extent of the damage is still being assessed.
The Orenburg gas processing and helium plants form a single complex. The former produces purified natural gas and sulfur, which is used, among other things, to produce explosives and black powder. The latter processes purified sulfur-free gas and, through deep cooling, extracts its most valuable components—helium (an inert gas used in liquid-fuel rocket engines and guidance systems) and ethane (a key raw material for the synthesis of specialty plastics, cable insulation for aviation, and key plasticizers for solid rocket propellants and gunpowder).
