Ukraine Drone Hits Russian Righ-rise Building

A Ukrainian town, Kyiv, on Saturday staged a major drone attack on the Russian city of Kazan, 1,000 kilometres (620 miles) from the frontier.

It was gathered that this is the latest in a series of escalating aerial attacks in the nearly three-year conflict.

Local officials said the drone smashed into a high-rise apartment building in the city of more than 1.3 million, damaging a skyscraper but leaving no victims.

So far, the attacks into Russian territory are rare, Kazan and the surrounding oil-rich region of Tatarstan have previously been targeted by Ukrainian drones.

Such strikes are seen as embarrassing for Russia, almost three years into its military offensive on Ukraine.

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Confirming the attack in a post on Telegram, the head of Tatarstan, Rustam Minnikhanov, said Kazan suffered a massive drone attack.

“While before industrial enterprises were attacked, now the enemy attacks civilians in the morning,” he added.

Videos on Russian social media networks showed drones hitting a high-rise building and setting off fireballs.

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According to the Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, two drones hit a 37-storey apartment block.

She said Ukraine had been targeting an unspecified industrial facility, but that it suffered no damage.