2025 Plastmass Factory explosion
explosion in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia
On 22 October 2025, an explosion and fire occurred at the Plastmass Factory in Kopeysk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, killing 23 people.
Background
The Plastmass Factory is located in Kopeysk in the Chelyabinsk region and is owned by Technodinamika, itself a holding company within the Rostec state corporation. The factory produces larger caliber munitions from 76 to 152 mm, Russian artillery shell calibers used by the Russian Army in the Russo-Ukrainian war.
Explosion
On 22 October 2025 at around 22:30 one and then at around midnight a second explosion occurred. Local residents reportedly testified that at least 3 drones attacked the factory. Investigative outlet ASTRA reported that Russia's Investigative Committee opened a criminal case into 'alleged violations of industrial safety rules at a hazardous facility resulting in multiple deaths" – stating the blast was caused by breaches of safety during a technological process in a workshop.
Governor Aleksey Teksler stated that the cause of the explosion was not related to a drone attack. He also noted that the fire had been extinguished by the morning of 23 October but that there were still 10 people unaccounted for.
Later on 29 October 2025 Teksler announced that 23 people had died in the explosion.
Reaction
Hundreds of residents gathered at Kopeysk central square to pay tribute to the victims and demanded news about the missing workers.
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