At least one person was killed and five others were wounded in an overnight Ukrainian drone attack on Russia’s southern Rostov region, local officials said Sunday.
In a separate strike in the central republic of Tatarstan, drones damaged an industrial facility in Nizhnekamsk, a city about 1,000 kilometers (620 miles east of Moscow, according to the city’s mayor, Radmir Belyayev.
An apartment building in the city was also struck, injuring three people, state media reported, citing the regional health ministry.
Ukraine’s military later claimed responsibility for the strikes in Tatarstan, saying it had targeted the Nizhnekamskneftekhim petrochemical complex — one of Russia’s largest producers of synthetic rubber and plastics — alongside an oil refinery.
In a statement, Ukraine’s General Staff added that its forces also struck the Monolit aviation and defense plant in the western Bryansk region, which manufactures helicopters and spare parts.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said it intercepted 533 Ukrainian drones across Russia and annexed Crimea between Saturday night and Sunday morning.
Reuters contributed reporting.
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