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  "textContent": "Ukrainian drones struck the Tolyattikauchuk petrochemical plant in Tolyatti during Russia Day celebrations (Picture: east2west news)\n\nThis was not the day Vladimir Putin would have wanted.\n\nRussia Day was marred by an onslaught of military strikes on key infrastructure.\n\nThe annual event, marked on June 12, is a national holiday celebrating the birthday of modern Russia.\n\nThe Tolyattikauchuck petrochemical plant was attacked overnight while the Taneko oil refinery in Nizhekamsk, Tatarstan, was also struck.\n\nAll mass celebration events were cancelled as a result.\n\nMajor airports were also forced to impose restrictions.\n\n##  Sign up for all of the latest stories\n\nStart your day informed with Metro's **News Updates** newsletter or get **Breaking News** alerts the moment it happens.\n\nUkrainian drones targeted Taneko oil refinery in Nizhnekamsk, Tatarstan, one of the largest in Russia (Picture: east2west news)\n\nIt’s further humiliation for the Russian president, who is facing the threat of losing access of occupied Crimea.\n\nIts lucrative tourism business is facing collapse after widespread fuel and power shortages, and panic buying.\n\nIn another blow, Ukraine destroyed a £20,000,000 Russia Tor surface-to-air missile system in the Kursk region.\n\nThe onslaught is further humilation for Putin, who is facing the prospect of losing access to Crimea (Picture: east2west)\n\nIt also claims to have ‘completely paralysed’ a key logistical route for Russian forces by striking the Armiansk bridge, which connects occupied Crimea with mainland Russia.\n\nRobert Brovdi, commander of Ukraine’s unmanned systems forces, said Crimea will be ‘isolated’ in the near future.\n\nDespite the success for Ukraine, it’s emerged Russia is building a new military base near the Finnish border for the first time since the Soviet era.\n\nSatellite images show work is underway on a dozen barracks 100 miles from the border with Finland, which is a Nato member.\n\nComment now Comments \nAdd Metro as a Preferred Source on Google\nAdd as preferred source\n",
  "title": "Putin’s big day ruined after wave of drone attacks cancel celebrations across Russia"
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