Russian billionaire bemoans Ukrainian drone attacks disrupting key industry

NewsWorldEuropeRussian billionaire bemoans Ukrainian drone attacks disrupting key industryRussia controls up to 40 per cent of the global trade in ammonium nitrateOlesya Astakhova Friday 17 April 2026 15:10 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2959890","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russia-ukraine-andrei-melnichenko-fertiliser-b2959890.html","title":"Russian billionaire bemoans drone attacks disrupting key industry"}}CloseUkrainian forces release video showing drone attacks against Russian troopsOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Europe","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}Ukrainian drone attacks are having a "significant" impact on Russia's vital nitrogen fertiliser indust...