Over 450 Ukrainian drones attack 16 Russian regions and occupied Crimea. Fire reportedly breaks out at Tatarstan oil refinery.
Ukrainian drones struck Nizhnekamsk on the morning of August 10, the independent Telegram channel Astra reported, citing local residents. Nizhnekamsk Mayor Radmir Belyaev said a drone threat was declared at 5:30 a.m. but gave no further details.
On August 10, over 450 Ukrainian drones targeted 16 Russian regions, including occupied Crimea, with a reported oil refinery in Nizhnekamsk suffering a fire. Nizhnekamsk Mayor Radmir Belyaev declared a drone threat at 5:30 a.m. local time, but provided no further information. Tatarstan authorities later confirmed the attack, noting that industrial and civilian facilities were hit, though they did not disclose casualty figures.
Ukrainian Telegram channels Supernova+ and Exilenova+ reported that the drones hit an oil refinery and shared video footage of the ensuing fire.
In Moscow, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin stated that air defenses began intercepting approaching drones the evening of August 9, successfully destroying 23 drones in total. Governor Yuri Slyusar of Rostov reported that over 70 Ukrainian drones were shot down overnight, including across Kamensk-Shakhtinsky and seven districts. Kaluga Governor Vladislav Shapsha confirmed that 16 drones were intercepted over the region, with no reported damage or casualties.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported that a total of 456 Ukrainian drones were destroyed or intercepted overnight across various regions, including the Bryansk, Kursk, Kaluga, Tula, Belgorod, Oryol, Voronezh, Rostov, Penza, Ulyanovsk, Saratov, Orenburg, and Samara regions, as well as Moscow, Krasnodar Krai, the Republic of Tatarstan, and occupied Crimea.
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