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Ukrainian drones crash into residential buildings deep inside Russia – officials (VIDEO)

Several explosives-laden UAVs hit high-rises in Kazan, setting fire to the buildings, according to local authorities

Up to three kamikaze drones have struck a number of residential high-rises in the Russian city of Kazan, local officials reported on Saturday morning. Several news outlets have published what appear to be video clips shot by eyewitnesses, which depict the moment of the attack and its aftermath.

Local officials said that emergency services had been dispatched to the sites of the incidents, as quoted by TASS. The head of Tatarstan, Rustam Minnikhanov, has also arrived at one of the locations.

There has been no information on potential casualties so far, with Telegram channels claiming that residents were being evacuated from the impacted buildings. Minnikhanov’s press office stated that accommodation for the evacuees has already been arranged.

Earlier on Saturday, the Russian Defense Ministry said on its own Telegram channel that its air defenses had shot down one “Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle over the Republic of Tatarstan,” whose capital is Kazan. The statement was later cited by the city administration.

Since the start of ‘s military operation in February 2022, Kiev’s drones have on multiple occasions been intercepted over Moscow and various regions of the country. Only some of these UAVs have reached their targets.


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Most such cases have happened in relative proximity to the border between the two countries. Kazan, however, is situated some 1,379 kilometers (857 miles) away from Ukraine.

Russia’s Federal Agency for Air Transport (Rosaviatsiya) announced that it had imposed temporary restrictions at Kazan airport.

December 21, 2024 at 12:06PM
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