Russia-Ukraine war live: drones strike Russian factories more than 1,000km from Ukraine

Ukrainian strike targets Russian facility producing long-range unmanned aerial vehicles, claims Kyiv

New information has emerged regarding the Ukrainian drone strike that took place this morning, hitting a Russian region located over 1,000 km away from Ukraine, marking Ukraine’s furthest-reaching attack.

According to a source within Kyiv’s intelligence agency, the attack was aimed at Tatarstan, specifically targeting a facility where Russia manufactures Shahed drones, which are frequently used in attacks on Ukrainian territory. This follows an announcement from Ukraine’s military spy agency about the significant damage inflicted on a military target.

Based on photographic evidence shared online, Reuters analysis indicates that one of the drones also struck a unit within Tatarstan’s Taneco oil refinery, impacting approximately half of its annual production capacity.

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