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13 killed, 78 hurt in Ukrainian attack on Russia

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Ukraine attacked the petroleum hub of Nizhnekamsk in central Russia's Tatarstan region on Monday, killing 13 people and injuring 78 others, local authorities said, in one of the deadliest attacks in the country in the 4-year-old war.

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  1. Drones strike Russian oblasts overnight: thick smoke over a Nizhnekamsk refinery as Crimea’s Krasnoperekopsk industrial zone burns

    Headline from Euromaidan Press ·

  2. Newest

    13 killed, 78 hurt in Ukrainian attack on Russia

    Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette ·

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  1. The Kyiv Independent

    Russian attacks kill 9, injure 89 across Ukraine over past day as Dnipropetrovsk Oblast comes under nearly 80 attacks (opens The Kyiv Independent)

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    The Kyiv Independent's feed description

    Russia launched 147 Shahed-type drones against Ukraine overnight on Aug. 7, with air defenses shooting down 114 of them, the Air Force said.

  2. The Kyiv Independent

    Russian oil refinery in Tatarstan targeted as Russia claims Ukrainian 456 drones intercepted overnight (opens The Kyiv Independent)

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    The Kyiv Independent's feed description

    Ukrainian forces targeted a Russian oil refinery in Tatarstan as a blackout took place in occupied Simferopol and fires broke out in Donetsk Oblast amid overnight attacks on Aug. 10, monitoring channels reported.

  3. France 24

    Hundreds of Ukrainian drones target Russia in deadly overnight strikes (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Russia said Monday it intercepted 456 Ukrainian drones in overnight attacks targeting around 15 regions, including Tatarstan in central Russia and annexed Crimea. The strikes hit industrial and civilian sites, leaving at least 13 people dead and wounding 75, according to local authorities.

  4. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Authorities say a Ukrainian drone attack on the Russian city of Nizhnekamsk killed 12 people and wounded 39 (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    Authorities say a Ukrainian drone attack on the Russian city of Nizhnekamsk killed 12 people and wounded 39

  5. Daily Journal

    Ukrainian drone attack on the Russian city of Nizhnekamsk kills 12, authorities say (opens Daily Journal)

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    Daily Journal's feed description

    A Ukrainian drone attack Monday on the Russian city of Nizhnekamsk killed 12 people and wounded 39 others, authorities in the Tatarstan region said. Ukraine has targeted Russian oil facilities with long-range drones almost daily in recent months.

  6. Local News 8

    Ukrainian drone strike kills 13 inside Russia, authorities say, in deadliest attack in two years (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Issy Ronald and Svitlana Vlasova, CNN (CNN) — A Ukrainian drone strike has killed at least 13 people and injured 75 others in Nizhnekamsk, a city in the Tatarstan region deep inside Russia, local authorities said Monday, marking the deadliest attack to hit the country in more than two years.

  7. Deutsche Welle

    Ukrainian drone attack kills at least 13 in central Russia (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Ukraine launched hundreds of drones at targets inside Russia, according to Russian officials. The strikes killed more than a dozen in one of Kyiv's deadliest attacks since the Russian invasion began over four years ago.

  8. Oil Price

    Ukrainian Drone Strike Kills 12 in Major Attack on Russian Refining Hub (opens Oil Price)

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    Oil Price's feed description

    A Ukrainian drone attack on a city in Russia’s Tatarstan region killed 12 people and wounded at least another 39 in a massive strike that also hit one of the most technologically advanced oil refineries in Russia.

  9. Euromaidan Press

    Drones strike Russian oblasts overnight: thick smoke over a Nizhnekamsk refinery as Crimea’s Krasnoperekopsk industrial zone burns (opens Euromaidan Press)

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    Euromaidan Press's feed description

    Unmanned aircraft reportedly hit a Tatarstan oil hub and the occupied peninsula, with satellite sensors flagging heat signatures and 15 airports halting flights.

  10. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Ukrainian drone attack on a Russian city kills 13, officials say, with a refinery reportedly hit (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    Authorities in Russia's Tatarstan region say a Ukrainian drone attack on the city of Nizhnekamsk killed 13 people and wounded 75 others

  11. Al Jazeera

    At least 13 killed in Ukrainian drone attack on Russia’s Nizhnekamsk (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    A day of mourning has been declared in the Russian republic of Tatarstan after the attack killed 13 people.

  12. CBS News

    Ukrainian drone strikes deep inside Russia kill at least 13, authorities say (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The death toll is one of the highest among Russian civilians in recent months, as Ukraine seeks to disrupt Russia's oil supply.

  13. Jonesboro Sun

    Ukrainian drone attack on an oil hub deep inside Russia kills 13, officials say (opens Jonesboro Sun)

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    Jonesboro Sun's feed description

    Authorities in Russia's Tatarstan region say a Ukrainian drone strike on the petroleum hub of Nizhnekamsk killed 13 people and wounded 75 others in one of the deadliest attacks of the 4-year-old war. The Ukrainian military said it hit an…

  14. BBC News

    At least 13 killed in Ukrainian drone strike deep into Russia (opens BBC News)

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    BBC News's feed description

    Russian officials say another 75 people were injured by the attack in the Tatarstan region, one of the deadliest Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia since Moscow's full-scale invasion.

  15. France 24

    Ukraine drone strike on Russian oil-refining city kills 12 people (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    A Ukrainian drone strike on the central Russian region of Tatarstan killed at least 12 people in one of the deadliest attacks carried out by Kyiv since the war began more than four years ago. The strikes are also directly impacting Russian's economy. Our correspondent Emmanuelle Chaze tells us more.

  16. WKBN Youngstown

    Ukrainian drone attack on oil hub deep inside Russia kills 13, officials say (opens WKBN Youngstown)

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    WKBN Youngstown's feed description

    Ukraine attacked the petroleum hub of Nizhnekamsk in central Russia’s Tatarstan region on Monday, killing 13 people and injuring 75 others, local authorities said, in one of the deadliest attacks in the country in the 4-year-old war.

  17. Hot Air

  18. PBS NewsHour

    Ukrainian drone attack on oil hub deep inside Russia kills 13, official says (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    Authorities in Russia's Tatarstan region say a Ukrainian drone strike on the petroleum hub of Nizhnekamsk killed 13 people and wounded 78 others in one of the deadliest attacks of the 4-year-old war.

  19. 19FortyFive

    Ukraine’s Drones Reached 750 Miles Into Russia and Set Fire to the First Modern Refinery Built After the Soviet Collapse (opens 19FortyFive)

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    Moscow claims it downed 456 drones across sixteen regions and calls the attack terrorism — while never quite admitting the refinery was hit. Its central bank has now told lenders to prop up the firms this campaign keeps burning.

  20. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    13 killed, 78 hurt in Ukrainian attack on Russia (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    Ukraine attacked the petroleum hub of Nizhnekamsk in central Russia's Tatarstan region on Monday, killing 13 people and injuring 78 others, local authorities said, in one of the deadliest attacks in the country in the 4-year-old war.

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