Põhja-Kiviõli was one of four locations where the state plans to build a defense industry plant. In Lüganuse municipality, an artillery ammunition plant will be built on the site of a former quarry. It will be completed in two years.
Lüganuse mayor Dmitri Dmitrijev does not believe locals would protest against the plant. He says the plans have been discussed. People who had questions received answers. The municipal government does not see significant risks in the plant.
Dmitrijev further states that the region is accustomed to large enterprises. Therefore, building the plant is nothing special. He believes people will react calmly to it.
Residents of Varinurme village are cautious about the plant. They don't know much about it. Some fear there could be dangerous testing at the plant.
One villager, Aleksandr, says the plant's location is not good. It's too close to Russia. EU-Russia relations are poor. The conflict could escalate, and this causes concern.
The construction of the ammunition plant will cost about 300 million euros.