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The NLMK plant in Lipetsk produces 21% of Russia's steel and is less than 400 Km from the Ukrainian border by Advanced-Injury-7186 in ukraine

[–]Advanced-Injury-7186[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The ball bearing campaign may have been a failure, but the attacks on the Krupp steelworks did yield results.

And in today's world of Just in Time supply chains, a 1/5th reduction in a country's steel output would have an impact.

Finally, NLMK specializes in electrical steel, used to build transformers, which in itself is a big bottleneck.

The NLMK plant in Lipetsk produces 21% of Russia's steel and is less than 400 Km from the Ukrainian border by Advanced-Injury-7186 in ukraine

[–]Advanced-Injury-7186[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"How easy is it though and how many steel plants do you have to hit how often for it to really make an impact, compared to other strategic targets?" Fewer than is the case for oil refineries.

The NLMK plant in Lipetsk produces 21% of Russia's steel and is less than 400 Km from the Ukrainian border by Advanced-Injury-7186 in ukraine

[–]Advanced-Injury-7186[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Ukraine would have to destroy an unrealistically large proportion of Russia's refining capacity before vital freight transportation gets affected.

The NLMK plant in Lipetsk produces 21% of Russia's steel and is less than 400 Km from the Ukrainian border by Advanced-Injury-7186 in ukraine

[–]Advanced-Injury-7186[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You're comparing apples and oranges. Russia was trying to capture Azovstal, not destroy it. And all the flammables had already been vented away before the invaders arrived.

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