Russian sources are reiterating the casualty toll from Monday's massive Ukrainian drone strike on the Nizhnekamsk oil refinery and other targets, reporting at least 13 dead and 48 wounded. The attack involved 456 unmanned aerial vehicles, according to the reports.
Russian sources are reiterating the casualty toll from Monday's massive Ukrainian drone strike on the Nizhnekamsk oil refinery and other targets, reporting at least 13 dead and 48 wounded. The attack, which involved 456 unmanned aerial vehicles, was first reported by The Zioneer at 12:53 Jerusalem time based on initial Russian reports. The current message, published at 16:26 Jerusalem, confirms the same figures, marking the highest toll reported in the thread so far.
The Zioneer's thread on this development began at 08:42 Jerusalem on Monday, when initial reports indicated an unspecified number of casualties in western Russia. By the same minute, Israeli news outlet Ynet reported 12 killed. The toll then rose to 12 killed and 39 wounded, and shortly after to 13 killed and 48 wounded, with 456 drones. Tatarstan declared a day of mourning earlier in the day, citing 12 killed—a figure that has since been updated upward. The Zioneer's own archive article at 12:53 Jerusalem reported the 13/48 toll, based on Russian sources.
The attack is part of Ukraine's ongoing campaign against Russian energy infrastructure. As The Zioneer reported on July 31, Ukraine launched a massive strike on power plants and refineries across Russia. On July 2, The Zioneer covered Russia's largest-ever aerial barrage on Kyiv, illustrating the reciprocal nature of the aerial campaign. The use of 456 drones in this strike makes it one of the largest Ukrainian drone operations against Russian industrial targets.
The casualty figures remain sourced from Russian reports only and have not been independently verified. The precise extent of damage beyond the refinery has not been detailed.
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