Russia strikes US company’s factory in Ukraine: Massive fire finally put out
Photo: Rescuers extinguished a fire in Mukachevo (facebook.com/DSNSKyiv)
This morning, August 23, rescuers completed extinguishing a fire at a factory in Mukachevo after a Russian missile strike on August 21, according to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.
"As of 8 a.m., the fire at the 7,000 square meter enterprise was extinguished after a Russian strike," the State Emergency Service says.
Currently, emergency rescue units are carrying out final work, clearing debris and pouring water on structures to prevent re-ignition.
According to the rescuers, a total of 13 personnel and 4 units of equipment were involved in extinguishing the fire.
Russian strike on Mukachevo on August 23
On the night of August 21, Russian troops launched a missile strike on Mukachevo in Zakarpattia. 2 powerful explosions were heard in the city.
As a result of the Russian strike, the plant of the American company Flex, the largest employer and taxpayer in Mukachevo, where about 3,000 people worked, was destroyed.
As a result of the Russian attack on Mukachevo, 23 people were injured, 11 of whom are in hospitals in the region.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko, responding to the strike, ironically noted that Russia had decided to free Ukraine from the coffee machines produced at this plant.
ISW analysts believe that the Russian strikes on the plant were likely intended to deter the US and European partners from investing and developing business in Ukraine.
