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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Luke Harding and agencies

Ukraine drone strike on oil refinery deep inside Russia kills at least 13

Dark smoke rises in the distance with a residential building in the foreground
Smoke appears to rise from an oil refinery in Nizhnekamsk, about 750 miles from the border. Photograph: Reuters

A Ukrainian drone strike on an industrial city deep inside Russia has killed at least 13 people, according to the local mayor, as Kyiv steps up its campaign of long-range strikes on targets far from the frontline.

Kyiv said it hit the Taneco refinery in the city of Nizhnekamsk, about 750 miles (1,200km) from the Ukrainian border. Footage circulating online appeared to show smoke rising from the refinery.

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