A fire broke out at the Nizhnekamskneftekhim industrial facility in Russia's Tatarstan region following a nighttime drone attack, while an electrical substation supplying power to Taganrog's industrial zone in the Rostov region was damaged.
The ASTRA Telegram channel reported this, according to Ukrinform.
According to the outlet, videos recorded by eyewitnesses in Tatarstan show a large fire. After analyzing the footage, ASTRA concluded that the petrochemical facility was on fire.
A drone threat alert had been declared in Tatarstan ahead of the attack. However, local authorities did not specify where the drones might have struck. Nizhnekamsk Mayor Radmir Belyaev reported that "air defense operations are ongoing."
Nizhnekamskneftekhim PJSC (NKNK) is one of Europe's largest petrochemical complexes. The plant is part of the SIBUR holding and produces synthetic rubber, plastics, and ethylene.
Oil refining facilities operated by TANECO and TAIF-NK are also located in Nizhnekamsk's industrial zone. This industrial area has been targeted in attacks on several previous occasions.
In addition, ASTRA reported damage to an energy facility in Taganrog following the attack: the 220 kV Taganrog-10 electrical substation.
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According to the outlet, the substation supplies electricity to the city and its industrial zone, including the TAGMET enterprise. It is located on the northern outskirts of Taganrog, near a section of railway that has lost power and a damaged bridge on the R-280 highway, both of which were previously mentioned by the Rostov region governor.
As previously reported by Ukrinform, long-range drones operated by the Security Service of Ukraine's Alpha Special Operations Center struck the Samara linear production and dispatch station near the settlement of Prosvet in Russia's Samara region.
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