Ukrainian strikes hit major Russian petrochemical plant
Ukrainian airstrikes hit the central Russian city of Nizhnekamsk, local authorities said, with media reporting a fire in one of the country's biggest petrochemical plants.
Ukrainian forces targeted a major Russian petrochemical plant and an oil refining facility in Russia's Tatarstan region overnight. The Nizhnekamskneftekhim plant, a significant producer of rubbers and plastics, along with the Monolit defence and aviation manufacturing plant in Bryansk, both experienced airstrikes. Local authorities confirmed the strikes, with the city mayor reporting damage to residential buildings.
The industrial zone was also affected, causing a fire at the Nizhnekamskneftekhim complex owned by Russian company Sibur, as confirmed by Ukrainian and Russian media.
In separate strikes, an engineer at a Taganrog electricity substation was killed, while a local state of emergency was declared following a fire at the substation. Multiple Russian aircraft launched guided aerial bomb attacks in Zaporizhzhia, injuring six people, including a two-year-old child. The attacks come as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky suggested the possibility of Ukraine's withdrawal from its eastern Donbas region in exchange for NATO membership.
Zelensky emphasized the need for specific security guarantees from NATO and the EU, highlighting NATO as Europe's primary security.
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