Ukraine strikes in Tatarstan, cancellation of Russian national celebration
An attack from kyiv targeted a town in Tatarstan, in central Russia, far from the Ukrainian border, overnight, injuring people and causing the cancellation of celebrations on Friday June 12, according to local authorities.
Radmir Beliaev, the mayor of the industrial city of Nizhnekamsk, located in the Republic of Tatarstan some 1,600 km from the Ukrainian border, reported on Telegram a Ukrainian drone attack on a residential building. According to the mayor, the attack left four people injured. “For security reasons, it has been decided to cancel all public events planned for today,” he said. June 12 is Russia Day, a national holiday.
The Ukrainian general staff, for its part, claimed responsibility for nighttime strikes in Tatarstan, claiming to have targeted two oil refineries located in Nizhnekamsk.
Ukrainian strikes kill two people in Russia.
Ukrainian strikes left two dead and two injured overnight in the Russian region of Bryansk, bordering Ukraine, local authorities said. “Two civilians were killed” and two other people were injured in artillery fire in Suzemka, the region’s acting governor said in a message on Telegram.
On Thursday evening, Russia said it had intercepted seven Ukrainian drones heading towards Moscow.
Woman dies in Russian strike in Sumy
A woman was killed and another injured in a Russian drone strike in Sumy, northeastern Ukraine, the head of the regional military administration said. “Another woman, aged 33, was seriously injured,” he said. Three people were also injured in the Mykolaiv region in southern Ukraine.
