Ukraine's prized steel industry left in ruins by Russian missile campaign
For generations, it has been the biggest and richest source of employment in this major Ukrainian city."Zaporizhstal is not just a big company, it's the heart of the city," he says.Now, following a series of Russian missile strikes, this heart has stopped beating. The huge factory that employs 8,500 people shut down indefinitely after four waves of Russian attacks - two in August, and two in September."All the equipment has been almost completely destroyed. There are no windows left, and there are holes in the roofs.
- ▪For generations, it has been the biggest and richest source of employment in this major Ukrainian city."Zaporizhstal is not just a big company, it's the heart of the city," he says.Now, following a series of Russian missile strikes, this he
- ▪The huge factory that employs 8,500 people shut down indefinitely after four waves of Russian attacks - two in August, and two in September."All the equipment has been almost completely destroyed.
- ▪There are no windows left, and there are holes in the roofs.
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Ukraine's prized steel industry left in ruins by Russian missile campaignImage source, Metinvest/ZaporizhstalImage caption, After one attack on the Zaporizhzhia steelworks, a blast furnace was restarted only for the site to be hit again hours laterByVitaly ShevchenkoChief Analyst, BBC MonitoringPublished6 minutes agoLike thousands of other residents of Zaporizhzhia, Denys Maksyshko has spent years working for local steel factory Zaporizhstal. For generations, it has been the biggest and richest source of employment in this major Ukrainian city."Zaporizhstal is not just a big company, it's the heart of the city," he says.Now, following a series of Russian missile strikes, this heart has stopped beating.
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