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

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.

Activity at three airports was restricted Saturday after eight Ukrainian drones struck deep inside Russia in the city of Kazan, the Russian authorities said.

Ukrainian drones attacked the Russian city of Kazan and the airport there was temporarily closed, Russian media and aviation authorities said on Saturday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday vowed to bring more “destruction” to Ukraine in retaliation for a drone attack on the central Russian city of Kazan a day earlier. Russia accused Ukraine of a “massive” drone attack that hit a luxury apartment block in the city, some 1,000 kilometres (620 miles) from the frontier.

Russian air defenses intercepted multiple drones, but reports indicated that the strategic Millerovo air base sustained damage.

Russia is increasingly using decoy drones with little or no explosives in an effort to overload Ukraine's air defence systems, the British Defence Ministry said on Monday. Between September and November,

Russia launched 72 drones, including Shahed and other types, against Ukraine. Air defense forces managed to destroy 47 enemy targets, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports. The drones were launched from the directions of Russia's Bryansk and Oryol regions.

Kyiv strikes Russian skyscrapers in major drone attack 1,000km from frontline - Putin says he is open to talks with Donald Trump, saying ‘we will have things to discuss’