The death toll from a Ukrainian drone attack on an oil refinery near Nizhnekamsk has risen to 13, with 48 wounded, after Tatarstan leader Rustam Minnikhanov declared official mourning across the republic. Kyiv's general staff confirmed striking the Tatneft-owned Taneko refinery, a facility that processed 17 million tonnes of crude oil last year and was previously hit in early June.
The assault reflects a deliberate shift toward critical, hard-to-replace refinery components, with Ukrainian units receiving engineering guidance on pipes, shafts, and technical nodes. Former defence minister Andriy Zahorodniuk said Kyiv repeatedly strikes critical junctions before or shortly after repairs, while drone systems commander Robert Browdi stated the goal is destroying the oil trade that funds Moscow's war. Some 80 million people in European Russia now live within range of such strikes.
Separately, a Russian attack on Kharkiv killed three and wounded 37, while five died in a Ukrainian drone strike on Belgorod. Russian forces launched 126 drones and four cruise missiles overnight, with Ukraine downing 92 drones.