In brief
A Ukrainian drone strike targeted the city of Nizhnekamsk in Russia's Tatarstan, leaving 13 people dead, including a child, and 39 injured. Russian officials say the attack also hit industrial facilities and residential areas, and more than 450 drones were intercepted overnight. The strike, lasting several hours, is one of the deadliest ever on Russian territory since the war began. Both sides continue a cycle of aerial assaults that have increased civilian casualties across the region.
A refining and petrochemical plant in Nizhnekamsk (stock photo).
At least 13 people were killed in a Ukrainian drone strike on the Russian republic of Tatarstan, officials said.
A child was among the casualties, and 39 others were wounded. The hit, which hit Nizhnekamsk—a city over 1,100 kilometres from Ukraine and home to major oil refineries and a petrochemical company—lasted several hours overnight and into the morning, local sources say.
Russian authorities claim the strike targeted industrial facilities and residential areas, noting that civilians unrelated to military operations were present. The head of Tatarstan, Rustam Minnikhanov, acknowledged the attack and expressed condolences to the bereaved families; a mourning period has been declared across the republic.
More than 450 Ukrainian drones were shot down by Russian air defenses that night, a figure reported by Moscow, highlighting the increasing frequency of long‑range strikes.
Both sides have escalated aerial attacks; recent Russian strikes on Kyiv and Kharkiv have caused civilian casualties, and a Ukrainian strike that night killed 21 people in the capital.
Reported by Laura Gozzi
