Ukrainian mining and steel producing group Metinvest has announced that a railroad bridge at the 1,260 km distance marker over the Kalchik River has been blown up. This has destroyed the railway link between Mariupol Merchant Sea Port and the city's railway station, via which Metinvest's plants in Mariupol - Azovstal and Ilyich Iron & Steel Works of Mariupol - are connected.
The two plants are now facing the threat of interruptions: they received at least 30 percent of their raw materials (coal, iron ore materials, and sintering ore) and shipped over 60 percent of their steel products via the port in Mariupol. The plants are currently searching for other ways to receive and ship goods.