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Ukraine drone attack kills 13 in Russia’s Nizhnekamsk

The strike hit the Taneco refinery, a major oil processing site in the Tatarstan city that also hosts Taif-Nk and Nizhnekamskneftekhim.

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Ukraine carried out a drone attack on industrial and civilian targets in Nizhnekamsk, Russia, killing at least 13 people, including a child, and injuring 39, according to Russian authorities as reported by SCMP Economy.

Nizhnekamsk is a major oil-refining and petrochemical hub in the Tatarstan republic, and local officials said the city’s refining and petrochemical sites have been attacked multiple times in the past.

SCMP Economy added that the city is home to two major oil refineries, Taneco and Taif-Nk, along with synthetic rubber and plastics producer Nizhnekamskneftekhim.

Ukraine’s military said it hit the Taneco oil refinery about 800 km east of Moscow, and a fire was recorded at the facility, SCMP Economy reported.

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