Contents tagged with Lipetsk

  • Ukrainian drones strike Russian Lipetsk airbase housing Su-57 fighters

    Russian airbase in Lipetsk, which is home to the newest Su-57 fighters, was severely damaged by long-range Ukrainian drones on the night of August 9, according to multiple reports. The airbase, located about 280 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, also hosts Su-30, Su-34, Su-35, and MiG-31 aircraft, some of which are used for combat while others serve as training machines.

    Ukrainian long-range drones, referred to as "Lutyi," launched a massive overnight raid on the Lipetsk airbase, where the …

  • Russia's largest steel factory attacked by drones

    A significant fire broke out at the Novolipetsk Steel Plant (NLMK) in the early hours of Saturday, February 24, following a suspected drone attack, according to officials. Igor Artamonov, the Governor of Lipetsk Region, reported that the fire occurred in one of the plant's buldings. He stated that the fire has been extinguished, there were no casualties, and there is no threat of dangerous substances being released.

    Governor Artamonov attributed the cause of the incident to the "fall" of a …

  • Russia extends arrest of Roshen's assets

    The Basmanny District Court of Moscow extended the arrest of immovable property and land of the Roshen confectionary factory in Lipetsk for three months. As a result, all money on the factory’s accounts for salaries of remaining personnel, were withdrawn to pay taxes, fines and penalties, the factory’s press service stated. 

    "In fact, before the Arbitration Courts could took any decisions on the case, [Russian] tax authorities, using unsubstantiated judicial decisions on cancelation of interim …

  • Roshen will not agree to sell its Russian factory for less than $200 million

    Vyacheslav Moskalevsky, general director and minority shareholder of Roshen corporation, said he would not agree to sell the Lipetsk factory in Russia for less than $ 200 million. At the same time, the top manager realizes that no one will pay such a price for the asset, but prefers to let the factory "rot" than sell it for less.

    LIGA.net asked at how much Moskalevsky would value the Lipetsk factory now, given that two years ago he valued it at $ 200 million.

    "I am not putting forward a price. …