https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/ballistic-strikes-paralyze-90-of-ukraine-steel-productionContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/ballistic-strikes-paralyze-90-of-ukraine-steel-productionhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/ballistic-strikes-paralyze-90-of-ukraine-steel-production#u81147Wed, 23 Sep 2026 08:40:09 +0000Recent ballistic missile strikes have halted 90% of Ukraine steel production after hitting three major plants, including repeated attacks on an ArcelorMittal facility. The metallurgy sector has all but disappeared from the national gross domestic product. Analysts note that global steel trade flows are redrawn as the Black Sea breakdown shifts the crisis from being unable to produce to being unable to ship. Operations face an economic war of attrition waged through direct infrastructure destruction.Why it mattersThe targeted destruction of heavy industry represents a strategic escalation in th