From 10m agoMorning opening: 12 killed, 39 injured as Ukraine steps up attacks on Russian oil refining facilitiesJakub KrupaA Ukrainian drone attack on the city of Nizhnekamsk in Russia’s Tatarstan region killed 12 people and wounded 39 others, Russian authorities said.The city, some 1,000 kilometers within Russia, hosts a major oil refinery, with facilities long targeted by Ukrainian army. Ukraine previously hit the facility in June.Russia said it shot down 456 Ukrainian drones, without specifying how many of them reached their targets.Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy Photograph: Alex Brandon/APIn his regular nightly address, Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday that continuing strikes on oil refining facilities were directly linked with putting more pressure on Moscow.“The only reason this is still continuing is Russia’s unwillingness to end this war,” he said.Agencies said it was one of Kyiv’s most deadly attacks of the full-scale war since 2022.Elsewhere, I will be keeping an eye on the row between Spain and Italy, after Madrid reintroduced border checks on visitors from Italy in response to Rome imposing similar measures after a mass rush of people from Morocco into Ceuta.Italy’s authorities were left frustrated by the move, with the country’s foreign minister calling it “completely unacceptable,” as tourists faced border delays.It’s Monday, 10 August 2026, it’s Jakub Krupa here, and this is Europe Live.Good morning.Key events7m agoFive dead after Russian attack on Ukraine's Kharkiv region10m agoMorning opening: 12 killed, 39 injured as Ukraine steps up attacks on Russian oil refining facilitiesFive dead after Russian attack on Ukraine's Kharkiv regionMeanwhile, at least five people died in a Russian strike on Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, regional prosecutor’s office said.“On 10 August, Russian forces carried out a massive artillery strike on the residential area of the village of Bugaivka in the Chuguiv district. Various houses were destroyed as a result of the enemy attack. Five people were killed,” the prosecutor’s office said in a statement on Telegram, quoted by AFP.Morning opening: 12 killed, 39 injured as Ukraine steps up attacks on Russian oil refining facilitiesJakub KrupaA Ukrainian drone attack on the city of Nizhnekamsk in Russia’s Tatarstan region killed 12 people and wounded 39 others, Russian authorities said.The city, some 1,000 kilometers within Russia, hosts a major oil refinery, with facilities long targeted by Ukrainian army. Ukraine previously hit the facility in June.Russia said it shot down 456 Ukrainian drones, without specifying how many of them reached their targets.Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy Photograph: Alex Brandon/APIn his regular nightly address, Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday that continuing strikes on oil refining facilities were directly linked with putting more pressure on Moscow.“The only reason this is still continuing is Russia’s unwillingness to end this war,” he said.Agencies said it was one of Kyiv’s most deadly attacks of the full-scale war since 2022.Elsewhere, I will be keeping an eye on the row between Spain and Italy, after Madrid reintroduced border checks on visitors from Italy in response to Rome imposing similar measures after a mass rush of people from Morocco into Ceuta.Italy’s authorities were left frustrated by the move, with the country’s foreign minister calling it “completely unacceptable,” as tourists faced border delays.It’s Monday, 10 August 2026, it’s Jakub Krupa here, and this is Europe Live.Good morning.