Strike on SIBUR's Nizhnekamskneftekhim plant: fire footage and authorities' reaction

Attack on industrial facility in Tatarstan

On the night of Sunday, 15 November, unmanned aerial vehicles struck the production facilities of JSC "Nizhnekamskneftekhim", located in the Republic of Tatarstan (Russia). The fact of the attack is evidenced by OSINT analysis materials published by the ASTRA project.

Footage recorded by eyewitnesses shows a large-scale fire resulting from the impact. By the time the information was published, the local administration had not specified the exact coordinates of the strikes, although a drone threat regime had previously been introduced in the region.

Local authorities' reaction

Nizhnekamsk Mayor Radmir Byelyov appealed to the city's residents, asking them to observe safety rules and remain in shelters. In his message, he noted that air defence systems were currently operational.

«Дорогі нижньокамці, прошу вас залишатися в укриттях і дотримуватися заходів безпеки! Просто зараз триває робота ППО», — написав Радмір Бєляєв. ("Dear Nizhnekamsk residents, I ask you to stay in shelters and observe safety measures! Air defence systems are currently operational," Radmir Byelyov wrote.)

About the enterprise's production facilities

JSC "Nizhnekamskneftekhim" (NKNK) is one of the largest petrochemical complexes in Europe. The plant is part of the SIBUR holding. The enterprise's main profile is the processing of raw materials supplied by "TAIF-NK" and "TANECO" companies. The production outputs include rubbers, plastic materials, and ethylene.

The industrial zone of Nizhnekamsk, where NKNK facilities, the "Tatnafta" oil refinery (JSC "TANECO"), and the "TAIF-NK" complex are concentrated, has repeatedly been at the epicentre of attacks initiated by Ukraine.