【Russian Strike Damages Blast Furnace Facilities at Ukraine’s Largest Steel Plant, Partially Halting Production】
A Russian airstrike hit ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine’s largest steel plant, early on August 16, killing at least two people and injuring 14. The company said key production facilities in its power generation and blast furnace sectors were damaged and that some production processes had been halted. It did not disclose the number of affected blast furnaces, production losses or an expected restart date.