Videos on Russian social media networks showed drones hitting high rise buildings and setting off fireballs. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said two drones hit a 37-storey apartment block. She said Ukraine had been targeting an unspecified industrial facility, but that it suffered no damage.

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Ukrainian drones attacked the Russian city of Kazan and the airport there was temporarily closed, Russian media and aviation authorities said on Saturday. Russian state news agencies reported the drone attack on a residential complex in Kazan,

Two Russian airports were put under flight restrictions early Saturday after authorities alleged an attack by Ukrainian drones, according to state-run news agencies.

Ukraine brought the war into the heart of Russia Saturday morning with drone attacks that local authorities said damaged residential buildings in the city of Kazan in the Tatarstan region

Russia imposed flight restrictions at Kazan and Saratov airports after Ukrainian drones targeted Kazan, causing fires and prompting evacuations. Tatarstan’s leader confirmed a ’massive UAV attack’, with six drones intercepted.

Ukraine has launched a massive drone attack, targeting three residential buildings in Russia's Kazan; horrific visuals are a reminder of the 9/11 attack in US.

Tatarstan is a multiethnic Russian republic which is home to a significant Muslim minority. Between October 22 and October 24, its capital, Kazan hosted the summit of BRICS countries which include Brazil, India, China and South Africa, and is considered by Russia to be the Global South's alternative to the G7.

Such strikes are seen as embarrassing for Russia, almost three years into its military offensive on Ukraine. "Today Kazan suffered a massive drone attack," Rustam Minnikhanov, the head of Tatarstan, said in a post on Telegram. "While before industrial ...

Ukraine escalated its conflict with Russia by launching drone attacks in Kazan, damaging several buildings. Local authorities reported no casualties. The attack followed a prior missile strike in Russia's Kursk region.

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After Ukraine's daring drone strikes in Kazan, Russia is preparing to showcase its powerful Oreshnik missiles, with Putin signaling their potential use in the ongoing conflict. This move comes after recent failed attempts to deploy the weapon,