Ukraine hits Putin with one of its deadliest attacks of the war, killing 12 Russians and wounding dozens more in another long-range attack

See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Published: 03:23 EDT, 10 August 2026 | Updated: 04:00 EDT, 10 August 2026 A Ukrainian drone strike has killed 12 Russians in one of Kyiv's most deadly single attacks of the more than four-year war.A further 39 were wounded in the strike on Nizhnekamsk in Russia's Tatarstan region, Radmir Belyayev, the city's mayor, announced today.The region's oil refinery, understood to be one of Russia's most technologically advanced, was hit in the long-range attack, state media reported.Long-distance drones travelled almost 800 miles to strike the giant facility. In unverified videos on social media, smoke can be seen rising over what appears to be an oil refinery. Tatneft's TANECO refinery, which was hit by Ukraine in early June, processed 17 million tons of crude oil in 2024, producing 2.7 million tons of gasoline and 8.5 million tons of diesel fuel. Tatarstan head Rustam Minnikhanov has declared a period of mourning after the Ukrainian attack, Belyayev said.He added: 'This morning, the republic was subjected to another brutal attack by enemy drones,' said Radmir Belyaev, Nizhnekamsk city's mayor.'A massive attack is ongoing in the city of Nizhnekamsk.' Oil tanker trucks were exploded on Putin's key land route to occupied Crimea A warehouse in occupied Makiivka, the outskirts of Donetsk, is on fire after after a Ukrainian strike Vehicles burn on Putin's 'highways of hell' linking the Black Sea peninsula to RussiaUkraine has stepped up its strikes on Russian oil refineries in recent months in a campaign which has caused fuel shortages in many parts of Russia, though authorities say that most of those initial problems have since been resolved.Meanwhile, parts of the city of Simferopol in Crimea were temporarily left without power amid a reported drone attack. It came as Ukraine has stepped up its attacks on land access routes to occupied Crimea.Extraordinary images showed the bombardment on the 'highways of hell' linking the Black Sea peninsula to Russia as oil tanker trucks were bombed.In another Ukrainian strike, there were claims that Russian forces stationed around a former Epicentr store in the occupied city of Makiivka, Donetsk region, were 'reduced to ashes'.Smoke was seen rising from the scene but there was no immediate confirmation of casualties.It comes after Russian attacks on Ukraine were accelerated over the weekend.More than 200 missiles and drones rained down on Ukraine, in a blitz on Saturday night.The coastal town of Odesa bore the brunt, with a dozen injured and the city's largest sports arena, the Chornomorets Stadium, damaged. Missiles also struck a high-rise apartment block in Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, according to reports.Footage showed smoke rising from the ten-storey building as officials said three people had died and 37 were wounded in the eastern city.