"Russian drones hit the Barlinek Group mill in Winnica. The head of the plant just told me that on purpose, from 3 directions. They're injured, including 2 badly burned. Ukrainian services are active, including our consulate. Putin's criminal war is approaching our borders," reported present on X Radosław Sikorski, head of the MFA.
Fire after Russian attack on Ukrainian infrastructure. Illustration picture
The attack took place tonight and was part of another massive drone rocket raid on Ukraine. According to the Ukrainian Air Force, this time the Russians utilized 400 drones and 1 rocket. They primarily targeted Winnica and Krzywy Horn – cities located in the mediate of the country – and located respective twelve kilometres from the border with Russia Kharkiv.
Flooring plant and biofuels
Anti-aircraft weapons were able to shoot down 198 Shahed drones, and almost 150 decoy drones were besides removed utilizing electronic combat. Unfortunately, any armed drones have reached their targets. rocket hits and 57 drones at 12 locations have been reported. In 2 places, the fires caused the remains of the drones shot down.
W A full of 7 people were injured. In addition to 2 industrial infrastructure facilities, the Russians besides damaged 4 residential buildings. Michał Solovów, a Polish businessman, was active in the production of floors and biofuels.
This is the second major attack.
– For all we know, 28 drones came over Winnica, 18 were shot down," said Paweł Wronski, spokesperson for the Ministry of abroad Affairs during the press conference. He added that the Polish mill was hit by 5 unmanned workers, and the scale and nature of the impact propose that it was intended. “There is inactive a rescue and firefighting. no of the victims are Polish citizens," Wronski informed.
The Barlinek Group besides referred to the dramatic event last night: “On the night of July 15th to 16th, the Barlinek mill in Winnica, Ukraine was the victim of a Russian drone attack. As a consequence of the attack, no 1 was killed, 2 people were injured. At the moment, we do not foresee that the resumption of production can take place before six months. The losses are large and we estimation them further," the Communication says.
This is the second major attack on the Polish company since the beginning of full-scale aggression against Ukraine. In September 2024, Fabro plants in Lviv were the mark of the air strike.
