Over the past several months, #Ukraine drones have penetrated ever deeper into Russian territory, striking an oil refinery as far away from the border as the northwestern city of St. Petersburg, and more recently, a drone assembly plant in the republic of #Tatarstan. Increasingly, these air attacks are sapping into #Russia’s diesel and gasoline production, which #Kyiv hopes will hit the #Kremlin’s wallet and reduce the availability of fuel for Russia’s war machine.
DRONES ATTACKED TU-22M & TU-160M AIRCRAFT PLANT IN KAZAN TATARSTAN
by #AnnafromUkraine
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Russian strategic aircraft factory attacked by Ukrainian drones in #Kazan, #Tatarstan.
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Anna Danylchuk is a professor of linguistics at Volyn National University in Lutsk, she vlogs every day, giving a perspective of an Ukrainian from inside war-torn #Ukraine.
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#Russia - Terror attack creates a central Asian dilemma for Putin
> Harmony among peoples of different faiths and ethnicities will be the theme of a Kremlin-organised conference next month called the “Russia-Islamic World: Kazan Forum”. Kazan is the capital of #Tatarstan, a region whose conquest by Ivan the Terrible in the 1550s marked the point at which #Islam, though subordinate to the state religion of Orthodox Christianity, became prominent in Russian society. https://archive.fo/2024.04.10-120530/https://www.ft.com/content/8e5cec84-fe43-4244-9c43-f379e807b7d1
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Media: Russia's Tatarstan to implement program to employ minors in defense industry (kyivindependent.com)
Russia's Tatarstan Republic has introduced an initiative to bolster youth employment, particularly focusing on minors aged 14-18, the Russian state-controlled media outlet Kommersant reported on April 15.