The Zaporizhstal metallurgical plant completely stopped work after a night enemy attack on the industrial site of Zaporozhye. Metinvest reported this.

The attack occurred at night as workers were heading for cover after an air raid warning had been announced.. Seven Zaporizhstal workers were killed, another 21 people were injured.

As a result of the strike, the energy and production infrastructure of Metinvest enterprises in Zaporozhye was damaged, in particular the capacity of the coke and blast furnace production facilities. The remaining enterprises of the company's Zaporozhye cluster are currently operating at reduced capacity. Emergency restoration work continues at the site; completion dates have not yet been announced..

Shutting down the plant will have consequences not only for the enterprise itself, because Zaporizhstal is a major exporter of metal. Due to its stop, Ukraine will lose part of its foreign exchange earnings - about $80–120 million per month.

The shutdown of Zaporizhstal will affect the entire chain of enterprises associated with the plant: Ukrzaliznytsia will transport less cargo and ports will be processed, ore supplies from the Kryvbass mining and processing plants will be reduced, and problems may arise for Zaporozhkoks and Zaporozhvognetriv, whose products are related to the work of the plant. At the same time, tax revenues will also decrease: in 2025, Zaporozhye enterprises of Metinvest paid almost 4 billion hryvnia in taxes, of which more than 1.1 billion hryvnia went to the budget of Zaporozhye.

Zaporizhstal products are also used for the needs of defense and reconstruction of Ukraine. As part of the Steel Front initiative, the company produces steel shelters, armored steel and anti-tank hedgehogs for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Rolled sheets are used, in particular, for the restoration of destroyed bridges and critical infrastructure facilities.

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At Metinvest enterprises in Zaporozhye today and tomorrow, flags are flown at half-mast as a sign of mourning for the victims.

Despite the war, Zaporizhstal continued to work and invest in production. In 2025, Metinvest planned to allocate 1.1 billion hryvnia for repairs and modernization of the plant. Last August, the plant was operating at approximately 75% capacity while continuing to repair key equipment..

The shutdown of the plant occurred after serious losses in the Ukrainian metallurgy due to the war: MMC lost half of its production capacity. At the same time, metallurgy remains an important source of export revenue: in 2024, Metinvest, together with Zaporizhstal, exported products worth $3.9 billion, while all Ukrainian metallurgical exports amounted to $7.3 billion.