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Astra says Nizhnekamskneftekhim hit in drone attack

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The mayor of Russia’s Nizhnekamsk reported damage and injuries after a drone attack. Astra identified the petrochemical complex as the facility hit.

Drones attacked Nizhnekamsk in Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan, damaging facilities in its industrial zone, Mayor Radmir Belyayev said, according to LIGA.net. The Russian channel Astra identified the Nizhnekamskneftekhim petrochemical complex as the site hit, based on its open-source analysis.

Belyayev said people were injured and no one was killed. LIGA.net’s report did not specify the number or condition of those injured. The mayor described damage to industrial-zone facilities; the identification of the specific complex came from Astra.

Nizhnekamskneftekhim belongs to Russia’s Sibur petrochemical group and produces rubber, plastics and ethylene using feedstock from the TAIF-NK refinery and Taneco, LIGA.net reported.

The report did not specify the extent of damage to the complex, any effect on its operations, or the calendar date and time of the attack.

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