Ukrainian Drone Attack On The Russian City of Nizhnekamsk Kills 12, Authorities Say
Authorities said the attack hit industrial and civilian sites and was among Kyiv’s deadliest single strikes, with 12 killed and 39 wounded.
- On Monday, a Ukrainian drone attack hit industrial and civilian targets in Nizhnekamsk, Russia, killing at least 12 people and injuring 39, according to Mayor Radmir Belyayev. The strike targeted a major oil refinery in the Tatarstan region.
- Ukraine has stepped up strikes on Russian oil refineries in recent months in a campaign to create fuel shortages across Russia. Authorities claim most initial supply problems have since been resolved.
- The targeted TANECO refinery processed 17 million tons of crude oil in 2024, producing 2.7 million tons of gasoline and 8.5 million tons of diesel fuel. It ranks among Russia's most technologically advanced facilities.
- Tatarstan head Rustam Minnikhanov declared a period of mourning following the attack, Belyayev said. Unverified social media videos show smoke rising over the refinery, though Reuters could not independently confirm the footage.
- A Russian artillery strike on the village of Bugaivka in the Chuguiv district of Ukraine's Kharkiv region killed five people on Monday, destroying various houses. The prosecutor's office confirmed the attack in a statement.
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The attack is described as one of the deadliest Ukrainian attacks so far in the war.
Kiev carried out one of the deadliest attacks since the start of the war. Drone strikes hit Tatarstan, deep inside Russian territory, killing 12 people and wounding 39. Meanwhile, Russian strikes in the Kharkiv region also claimed the lives of five people.
12 killed in Ukrainian drone raid on Russia’s Tatarstan
The attack also injured dozens of people in the industrial city of Nizhnekamsk A Ukrainian drone attack on the city of Nizhnekamsk in Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan has killed at least 12 people overnight and left 39 others injured, according to local officials. Mayor Radmir Belyaev said “both industrial and civilian sites” were targeted in...
There's information that during the drone attack on Tatarstan, one of them, depressed by the REB, fell into a bazaar in Nizhneksk.
12 Killed as Ukrainian Drone Strike Hits Russian City of Nizhnekamsk: Authorities
Nizhnekamsk came under a “massive” drone attack targeting industrial and civilian facilities on Monday morning, according to the press service of Tatarstan’s head, Rustam Minnikhanov. No further details were immediately available.
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