Emergency crews have extinguished the fire at an American-owned factory in Mukachevo, a city located in western part of Ukraine, that burned for three days following a Russian missile attack, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service reported on 23 August.

The fire consumed 7,000 square meters of the Flex plant after Russian forces struck the facility on 21 August. Thirteen rescue workers and four units of equipment were deployed to contain the blaze, according to the State Emergency Service.

“Emergency rescue units are conducting final operations, clearing debris and watering down structures to prevent re-ignition,” the service said.

The attack on the American factory injured 21 people, Ukrainian officials confirmed. The Institute for the Study of War assessed that Moscow targeted the facility “to discourage foreign investment” and had prepared the assault weeks before a summit between Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump in Alaska.

The strike on Mukachevo occurred during Russia’s third-largest air assault of the war. Russian forces launched 574 Shahed-type and decoy drones, four Kh-47 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles, two Iskander ballistic missiles, 19 Kh-101 cruise missiles, 14 Kalibr cruise missiles, and one unidentified missile during the overnight attack of 20-21 August.

Ukrainian air defense forces intercepted most of the incoming projectiles, but strikes still hit 11 locations across the country. The barrage damaged infrastructure in Lviv City, Lutsk in Volyn Oblast, Rivne Oblast, and Zakarpattia Oblast, where officials confirmed civilian casualties.

The Flex plant represents one of several foreign-owned facilities operating in western Ukraine, an area previously considered relatively safe from Russian attacks due to its distance from active combat zones.