Ukrainian drones strike deep into Russia at the weekend
Hanna, 12, and her family sit ride inside a van during an evacuation from Pokrovsk, Ukraine, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024
UKRAINE brought the war into the heart of Russia on Saturday morning with drone attacks that local authorities said damaged residential buildings in the city of Kazan in the Tatarstan region, over 600 miles from the front line.
The press service of Tatarstan's governor, Rustam Minnikhanov, said that eight drones attacked the city. Six hit residential buildings, one hit an industrial facility and one was shot down over a river, the statement said.
A video posted on local Telegram news channel Astra shows a drone flying into the upper floors of a high-rise building.
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