The number of people injured in a drone attack on Yelabuga, Tatarstan, in Russia’s Volga region has risen to twelve, the centralized on-duty dispatch service (EDDS) told TASS.
"Twelve people [were injured]. There are no casualties of a severe nature, only mild and average severity," the EDDS source said.
Earlier, seven people were reported injured, three out of whom were hospitalized.
On the morning of April 2, drones attacked several enterprises in the Tatarstan cities of Yelabuga and Nizhnekamsk. According to the press service of the regional head of Tatarstan, the affected enterprises’ operations were not disrupted and no serious damage was incurred. The injured are receiving all necessary medical care.
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Ukraine has claimed responsibility for a drone attack in Russia's Tatarstan region - more than 1,300km (807 miles) from the Ukraine-Russia border.
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Local authorities said that the strikes hit the town of Yelabuga, where drones are thought to be produced, and an oil refinery in nearby Nizhnekamsk.
The attacks occurred around 05:45 local time (02:45 GMT).