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Ukraine drone strike kills 12 and hits Russian refinery hub
The attack targeted Tatneft’s Taneco refinery in Tatarstan, part of a refining and petrochemical hub with two refineries and a petrochemical plant.
A Ukrainian drone attack on Nizhnekamsk in Russia’s Tatarstan region killed 12 people and wounded at least 39, according to statements by the city mayor. The strike also hit Tatneft’s Taneco refinery, which the article describes as among the most technologically advanced in Russia.
The city of Nizhnekamsk hosts an oil refining hub with two refineries and a petrochemical plant, and the report says this was one of the deadliest attacks on Russian energy infrastructure since the start of the war more than four years ago. Multiple unverified reports and social media videos cited the Taneco refinery as a target.
The article notes that Ukraine has sustained a drone campaign aimed at Russian oil refining infrastructure and oil supply routes, with the goal of pressuring negotiations. It also points out that the renewed strikes on refineries came after several weeks when Ukrainian forces focused more on tankers in the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea.
In related coverage of recent strikes, the article says Ukraine also hit Lukoil’s Volgograd processing facility late last month. It adds that facility processes 300,000 barrels per day of crude and produces gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel.
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