The same source added that “there is serious damage” but that “the companies’ technological process has not been interrupted”.
“In Yelabuga, there were unfortunately some injuries”, he highlighted.
The Yelabuga Special Economic Zone, created in 2006 and home to dozens of factories and companies specializing in the production of chemical products, mechanics and metal processing, is located about ten kilometers from the city of the same name. Two drones They also attacked a house in Yelabuga during the early hours of the morning, injuring two people, the press service of the special economic zone said in a statement.
Nizhnekamsk is home to an important oil refinery.
Ukraine, which has been facing a Russian offensive for two years, has intensified attacks against Russia in recent weeks, mainly targeting energy facilities.
In the last few hours, Russian forces also indicated that they shot down two Ukrainian drones in the Belgorod region. Shortly before, the Russian Defense Ministry had reported the destruction of six drones Ukrainians over the Black Sea.
“Our Defense industry must produce what war demands, in the necessary quantity and in the necessary time”said Volodymyr Zelensky in his daily speech, published on social media.
To the head of state of Ukraine, “you drones will be one of the decisive factors for victory in this war” with Russia and, therefore, believes that Ukrainian forces need “increasingly efficient” drones.
Russia attacks energy facilities in Ukraine
Russia also launched a drone attack in Ukraine, targeting energy plants in the Dnipropetrovsk and Kirovohrad regions. Ukrainian forces claim to have shot down, in the early hours of Tuesday, nine Russian drones, the wreckage of which caused fires in the regional capital of Dnipro.
One of the drones It even hit the high voltage station in the Kirovohrad region, leading to a fire, but there are no casualties to be reported. The drones were reportedly launched from Cape Chauda, in occupied Crimea.
Local authorities assured, however, that the two fires recorded were extinguished.
Russia has destroyed several energy facilities in Ukraine in recent weeks, causing significant damage to the Ukrainian energy system and blackouts in many regions.
