Ukrainian drone strikes deep into Russia, Russia captures village near Donetsk russia-ukraine war news
Residential buildings were affected in the Russian city of Kazan, causing no injuries.
Ukrainian drones have struck residential buildings in the Russian city of Kazan, more than 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) from the front lines, pushing the war deep into the heart of Russia.
The Russian Defense Ministry said the city, located about 800 km (500 miles) east of Moscow, was attacked by three waves of drones between 7:40 and 9:20 a.m. (04:40 and 06:20 GMT) on Saturday. Had gone.
According to the press service of the Tatarstan regional government, eight drones were used in the attack. Six hit residential buildings, one hit an industrial facility and another was shot down over a river, a statement said.
Local officials said there were no injuries. Ukraine did not accept the attack in keeping with its security policy.
Russia’s aviation watchdog Rosaviatsia said via Telegram that Kazan airport had temporarily halted the arrival and departure of flights.
‘Hi-Tech Duel’
The incident comes amid increasingly brazen attacks after Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed a “high-tech duel” with Kiev during a year-end press conference on Thursday, suggesting he could back up his claims. Will test whether Russia’s new hypersonic ballistic missile was invulnerable in air. rescue.
At least one person was killed and seven were injured when Russian hypersonic missiles attacked the Ukrainian capital Kiev on Friday.
Ukraine targeted the city of Rylsk in Russia’s Kursk border region on the same day, deploying missiles supplied by the United States, killing six people, including a child.
Ukrainian officials said Moscow sent 113 drones into Ukraine overnight Saturday, 57 of which were shot down. Another 56 drones were “lost”, possibly having been electronically jammed.
Ukraine’s Air Force said Russia also fired an S-400 missile at central Ukraine but it caused no damage.
Moscow is launching almost daily attacks on Ukraine with dozens of drones in an effort to overwhelm its air defenses.
Russia also continues its fight to capture the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine. On Saturday, the Defense Ministry claimed its troops had captured the village of Kostiantinopolske, which Russia calls Ostrovsky.
The settlement is located 10 km (six miles) southwest of Kurakhov, which Russian troops have stormed and are threatening to encircle, according to DeepState, a Ukrainian group that has been mapping the fighting.
