A drone attack in Nizhnekamsk, in the Republic of Tatarstan, killed 2 people and injured 12. Treatment for the injured is ongoing, while damage assessment and repair work has begun in the city following the attack.
One of the drones struck a tree and then damaged a nearby vehicle. Two of the four young people in the vehicle were killed, while the other two, who were seriously injured, were taken to hospital.
Damage repair work begins in Nizhnekamsk
A total of 12 people at civilian and industrial facilities were injured in the attack. Doctors are closely monitoring the injured people’s condition.
At the direction of Tatarstan leader Rustam Minnikhanov, Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin was sent to Nizhnekamsk. Instructions were issued to repair the damage as soon as possible and, if necessary, prepare temporary accommodation for residents of damaged apartments.
Radmir Belyayev, head of the Nizhnekamsk municipal district, inspected the areas affected by the attack. City teams are working to repair the damage.
Russia’s Defense Ministry says 389 drones were intercepted
Russia’s Defense Ministry said 389 fixed-wing drones had been intercepted overnight over the Belgorod, Bryansk, Volgograd, Voronezh, Kaluga, Kursk, Oryol, Penza, Rostov, Saratov and Smolensk regions, as well as Krasnodar Krai, Tatarstan and Chuvashia. The ministry also said drones had been neutralized in some areas over the Sea of Azov, the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea.
Statement on logistics and energy facilities in Ukraine
The ministry announced that airstrikes had been carried out against logistics hubs and energy facilities in Ukraine during the night. The statement claimed that the Nova Poshta logistics center in the settlement of Nerubayskoye in the Odesa region, along with the Usatovo and Novaya electricity substations in Odesa and Mykolaiv, respectively, had been targeted.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said some facilities belonging to railway infrastructure in western Ukraine had also been struck, claiming they were used to transport military cargo from European countries.