IBNS-CMEDIA: At least 13 people were killed after a suspected Ukrainian drone attack struck the Russian city of Nizhnekamsk on Monday, media reports said, escalating tensions in the region.
Russian Investigative Committee spokeswoman Svetlana Petrenko told TASS that a child was among those killed.
The incident has been described by global media reports as one of the deadliest Ukrainian attacks on Russian territory since the conflict began in 2022.
Kyiv has not commented on the reported attack so far.
Nizhnekamsk is located more than 1,100 kilometres (680 miles) from the Ukrainian border.
TASS reported that industrial and civilian facilities in Nizhnekamsk came under a large-scale drone attack, resulting in fatalities.
The Russian Health Ministry’s press service told TASS that hospitals in Nizhnekamsk admitted 28 injured people, including one child.
Petrenko said the investigation found that Ukrainian drones had targeted residential areas and industrial facilities in Nizhnekamsk.
Several videos circulating online showed large plumes of smoke and flames rising into the sky during the daytime, though the authenticity and exact location of the footage could not be independently verified.
The intended target of the reported attack remains unclear.
According to UN monitors, 1,396 Ukrainian civilians were killed and 7,978 injured during the first six months of 2026. The figures represent a sharp increase compared with the same period in 2024 and 2025, amid an intensification of Russian long-range strikes beyond the frontline.
