By bne IntelliNews Russia's Tatarstan region has been subjected to a massive Ukrainian drone attack on August 12, according to the regional government press service. This latest Ukrainian attack represents Kyiv’s strategy of striking targets deep inside Russian territory using unmanned aerial vehicles,

Ukrainian forces are increasing the intensity of long-range drone strikes deep into Russia ahead of Friday's planned meeting between Presidents Trump and Putin.

He said Russian forces carried out 370 strikes in the Kherson direction, compared to the usual 200–250 drone attacks. Overall, strikes along the southern front increased from 400–450 to nearly 670 in a day.