Russia accuses Ukraine of ‘massive’ drone attack that hit luxury apartment in city, some 1,000km from the frontier.

A drone smashes into a high-rise apartment building, damaging a skyscraper but leaving no victims, according to local officials.

Eight drones targeted residential buildings and industrial sites in Kazan, but no casualties were reported.View on euronews

The airport in the Russian city of Kazan reopened on Saturday after temporarily closing earlier in the day following a Ukrainian drone attack, Russia's aviation watchdog said. Russian state news agencies reported the drone attack on a residential complex and other areas in Kazan,

Russia's Kazan city was targeted by a major drone attack from Ukraine on Saturday. The attack damaged a high-rise apartment building but did not cause any casualties. Tatarstan's leader Rustam Minnikhanov confirmed the attack on Telegram saying that "today Kazan suffered a massive drone attack.

Firefighters put out flames after falling debris from a downed Ukraine drone sparked a fire in a shopping mall in the city of Vladikavkaz in Russia's North Ossetia, according to authorities.

On December 21, 2024, in Kazan, Russia, a video captured Ukrainian drones striking residential buildings deep within Russian territory. The footage shows up to three kamikaze drones hitting multiple high-rise residential buildings.

Ukrainian air defenses successfully intercepted over 50 missiles and a significant number of drones. "Every massive Russian strike requires time for preparation," he wrote. “It is never a spontaneous decision.