Key facts
- Ukrainian forces reportedly targeted an oil refinery in Nizhnekamsk, Tatarstan.
- A blackout occurred in Simferopol, Crimea, following explosions and gunfire.
- Energy infrastructure in occupied Donetsk Oblast was targeted, leading to a fire at a shopping center in Makiivka.
- Ukraine has a pattern of striking Russian military and energy infrastructure.
Ukrainian forces launched overnight attacks targeting Russian energy infrastructure, including an oil refinery in Tatarstan, according to monitoring channels. Eyewitnesses reported seeing drones over Nizhnekamsk in Tatarstan, where the refinery was targeted. In Crimea's Simferopol, parts of the city lost power after explosions and gunfire were heard during a drone attack. Simultaneously, Ukrainian forces reportedly struck energy infrastructure in occupied Donetsk Oblast, resulting in a fire at a shopping center in Makiivka. These actions are part of Ukraine's ongoing efforts to degrade Russia's war-waging capabilities. The reports could not be immediately verified by the Kyiv Independent. Earlier in the week, on August 8, Ukrainian forces had struck an S-400 anti-aircraft missile launch pad in Russia's Krasnodar Krai and two oil refineries in Krasnodar Krai and Samara Oblast.