Ukrainian Drones Hit Industrial Sites in Russia, at Least One Killed

At least one person was killed and five others wounded in an overnight Ukrainian drone attack on Russia's southern Rostov region on Sunday, 15 November, local officials said. The strikes also hit industrial sites in other Russian regions, part of Ukraine's continuing campaign against Russian industry and military-linked enterprises during the war Russia launched against Ukraine.

In Tatarstan, a central Russian republic, drones damaged an industrial facility in Nizhnekamsk. The city lies about 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) east of Moscow, according to its mayor, Radmir Belyayev. State media, citing the regional health ministry, reported that an apartment building in the city was also struck, injuring three people.

Ukraine's statement

Ukraine's military later claimed responsibility for the Tatarstan strikes. It said the targets were the Nizhnekamskneftekhim petrochemical complex, one of Russia's largest producers of synthetic rubber and plastics, and an oil refinery.

Ukraine's General Staff added that its forces also hit the Monolit plant in the western Bryansk region, an aviation and defense enterprise that makes helicopters and spare parts.

Russia's Defense Ministry, for its part, said it intercepted 533 Ukrainian drones over Russia and the annexed Crimean peninsula between Saturday night and Sunday morning. Reuters contributed reporting.