Ukrainian drones struck the Apatit JSC fertilizer plant in Vologda, owned by PhosAgro PJSC, damaging a sulfuric acid pipeline.
The leak was contained, no hazardous chemicals escaped, but five workers were injured and hospitalized, per Governor Georgy Filimonov.
This second strike this month aims to disrupt Russian fertilizer output, amid global fertilizer prices doubling since the Middle East war.
With the Strait of Hormuz closed, accounting for one‑third of seaborne fertilizer trade, further supply hits could heighten agricultural commodity price volatility.