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Ukrainian drone attack on the Russian city of Nizhnekamsk kills 12, authorities say

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A Ukrainian drone attack Monday on the Russian city of Nizhnekamsk killed 12 people and wounded 39 others, authorities in the Tatarstan region said.

The city came under a "massive" drone attack targeting industrial and civilian facilities on Monday morning, according to the press service of Tatarstan's head, Rustam Minnikhanov.

Nizhnekamsk is roughly 1,200 kilometers east of the Ukrainian border. Home to an oil refinery, it has been attacked before.

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