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  • Ukrainian drones strike 'Shahed' drone production facilities in Russia's Tatarstan

    Ukrainian Intelligence, the SBU, confirmed that its drones have targeted facilities in Tatarstan, striking warehouses containing "Shahed" drones. Earlier, Ukrainian sources reported that drones attacked a factory producing "Shaheds".

    The Security Service confirmed its drones were behind the Tatarstan assaults. This morning, long-range drones from the SBU's "A" Center for Special Operations hit a logistics hub storing ready-to-use "Shaheds" and foreign components. The warehouse is located in …

  • Drone attack hits major Russian oil refinery Taneco, disrupting military fuel supply

    A major Russian oil refinery, Taneco, in Tatarstan has reportedly been hit again, according to Andriy Kovalenko, head of Ukraine's Center for Countering Misinformation at the National Security and Defense Council.

    “Taneco is one of the largest and most modern refineries in Russia, with a processing capacity of over 16 million tons of oil per year,” he stated.

    Kovalenko emphasized that this refinery in Nizhnekamsk plays a crucial role in supplying fuel to the Russian military. Thus, "the …

  • Multiple international workers injured in Ukrainian attack on Russian drone factory in Tatarstan

    A drone attack on the Alabuga Polytech compound in Tatarstan, where Shahed-136 strike drones are assembled, injured citizens from nine countries, reports the Russian news agency RIA Novosti, citing the press service of the Tatarstan governor.

    In addition to Russian citizens, individuals from Kyrgyzstan, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Rwanda, Congo, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Sudan were allegedly injured.

    Fourteen people were affected in total, with six still in hospital. It is likely they all worked at …