On the night of September 5, 2026, Russian forces launched a rocket attack on the territory of the Dnipro Metallurgical Plant (DMZ) owned by Oleksandr Yaroslavsky, located in the city of Dnipro. This was reported by the enterprise's press service.
Unlike Kametsal in Kamyanske, which was also hit by a Russian strike that night, the DMZ avoided casualties.
"The plant's employees took shelter in time, so as a result of the enemy attack, people were not injured. Industrial and administrative facilities of the plant were damaged. The amount of damage is being clarified," the company's statement said.
What Remains of Production
The Dnipro Metallurgical Plant has a complete metallurgical production cycle: a blast furnace shop, an oxygen converter shop, coke chemical production, and rolling production with two sorting mills. The blast furnace has been shut down since 2022.
In early 2025, due to the front line approaching Pokrovsk, the DMZ lost its main supplier of coke coal grade "K" – the Pokrovske mine management. The plant initially switched to imported coal, which was 30-40% more expensive than Ukrainian coal, and then completely stopped production activities at the coke chemical site due to falling order volumes.
As of 2026, only rolling production remains operational. PJSC "DMZ" holds approximately 47% of Ukraine's rolled steel market, with the remaining 53% going to imported products. In the second quarter, the plant employed approximately 500 people.
Financial Condition Before the Strike
The enterprise's total revenue in 2025 collapsed by 69% to 1.66 billion hryvnias, with losses exceeding 2.48 billion hryvnias.
- At the end of 2025, the Dnipro Metallurgical Plant entered preventive restructuring due to its inability to pay debts exceeding 1.3 billion hryvnias.
The strike hit an enterprise that was already functioning only partially even without the rockets. The question now is how much the damage to rolling production – the last operating unit – will affect the plant's already critical financial condition.
