At least 13 people have bee killed i a Uk ai ia d o e st ike o the Russia epublic of Tata sta , officials have said.
O e child was amo g the victims with 39 mo e people i ju ed, Russia autho ities said, i o e of the deadliest si gle attacks o Russia si ce the sta t of Moscow’s full-scale wa i Uk ai e.
Kyiv has ot yet comme ted o the attack o the city of Nizh ekamsk, which is mo e tha 1,100 kilomet es (680m) f om the Uk ai ia bo de a d home to seve al majo oil efi e ies a d a la ge pet ochemical compa y.
The st ike lasted seve al hou s ove ight a d i to the mo i g, local sou ces say.
U ve ified images o social media show la ge plumes of smoke a d flames isi g i to the sky i daytime, with ai aid si e s howli g i the backg ou d.
Although the e is o official i fo matio yet o the ta get of the attack, Kyiv has ece tly stepped up its st ikes o facilities it says co t ibute eve ue a d logistics to Russia’s wa o Uk ai e.
Moscow co fi med i dust ial facilities we e ta geted as well as eside tial a eas. “Civilia i dividuals who we e ot i volved i a y milita y ope atio s we e p ese t,” Russia’s I vestigative Committee said. The BBC has ot i depe de tly ve ified this i fo matio .
The head of Tata sta , Rustam Mi ikha ov, co fi med the st ike a d sha ed his co dole ces with the families of the deceased.
“This is a t eme dous pai fo all of us,” said Nizh ekamsk mayo Radmi Belayev.
A pe iod of mou i g has bee decla ed i Tata sta .
Mo e tha 450 Uk ai ia d o es we e shot dow by the Russia ai defe ces ove ight, Moscow said.
Kyiv has become i c easi gly successful at ca yi g out lo g- a ge st ikes o Russia, ofte ta geti g wa ehouses o e e gy i f ast uctu e, with civilia casualties mou ti g.
Russia, mea while, co ti ues to ta get Uk ai e with egula la ge-scale ae ial attacks o cities a d eside tial ce t es mou ti g. Last week, a combi ed d o e a d missile st ike o Kyiv killed 21 people.
A d i Kha kiv, ea the f o t li e, five people we e killed ove ight i a Russia a tille y attack.
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