Overview
- Nizhnekamskneftekhim, which suffered a powerful explosion on Tuesday, reported fatalities and dozens of injuries, with counts ranging from two to three dead and more than 50 hurt across sources.
- The plant said a malfunction led to ignition of a gas mix during work after equipment depressurization, and Tatarstan’s Investigative Committee opened a criminal case on industrial safety violations.
- Emergency crews localized the fire, treated the wounded, and accredited labs reported no unsafe air readings for residents, while local authorities briefly halted flights at Nizhnekamsk airport due to drone risk.
- In Ufa on Thursday, drones triggered a blaze at the Bashneft‑Novoyl refinery and struck an apartment building, with the regional leader reporting no casualties and OSINT analysts pointing to damage near the AVT‑5 primary processing unit.
- Ukraine’s Air Force said Russia launched 172 drones overnight and that 147 were shot down, a wave of UAV activity that framed fires and damage at Russian sites within a wider campaign targeting infrastructure.