Tolyatti industrial strikes
The strike on the Tolyattikauchuk plant clearly disrupts the supply chain of raw materials for the Russian missile program. Ukrainian forces hit the Tolyattikauchuk plant in the Russian city of Tolyatti, Samara Oblast, as well as an aircraft at the Yeysk airfield in Krasnodar Krai, according to the General Staff of Ukraine on Oct. 24. The General Staff recorded an explosion and a fire in the area of the Tolyattikauchuk plant, which produces synthetic rubbers, monomers, and high-octane gasoline additives used in industrial processes. These synthetic rubbers provide components for making solid rocket fuel used in tactical and ballistic missiles. Telegram monitoring channels reported that fires broke out at several plants and factories in Tolyatti during a wave of drone attacks overnight. Local videos show smoke billowing over the city in the early morning, while reports claim the Tolyattikauchuk chemical plant was attacked and evacuations took place at the AvtoVAZ car manufacturing factory. The Ukrainian Telegram channel Exilenova+ also claimed that a "military-purpose plant" was on fire, though they did not specify which plant produced what. Tolyatti sits 1,300 kilometers from Kyiv and has faced previous strikes, including an attack on the Tolyattikauchuk rubber plant on Sept. 12 and strikes on the Tolyattikauchuk chemical plant and KuibyshevAzot chemical plants on April 4.
Airfield damage and local reports
Ukrainian forces struck an aircraft at the Yeysk airfield, though the General Staff did not specify the aircraft type or the extent of the damage. The Kyiv Independent could not independently verify the specific claims. The overnight drone attacks in Tolyatti caused smoke to billow over the city and led to reports that the Tolyattikauchuk chemical plant was hit. One report from the Exilenova+ Telegram channel claimed a "military-purpose plant" was on fire, but the channel provided no details regarding the specific production of that facility. The fire at the Tolyattikauchuk plant occurred during a period when both Russia and Ukraine have increased strikes on businesses and enterprises. These strikes in the Samara Oblast region follow a pattern of targeting industrial sites, such as the April 4 attacks on the Tolyattikauchuk chemical plant and the KuibyshevAzot chemical plants.
