KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukraine on Saturday morning was hit by a drone strike that local officials said damaged residential buildings in the city of Kazan in the Tatarstan region, more than 600 miles (1,000 kilometers) from the front lines. brought war to.
The press office of Tatarstan Governor Rustam Minikhanov announced that eight drones had attacked the city. The statement said six hit residential buildings, one hit an industrial facility and one was shot down over a river.
A video posted to local Telegram news channel Astra, seen by The Associated Press, shows a drone flying over the upper floors of a skyscraper.
Local authorities announced there were no casualties. Flights were suspended at Kazan's airport, and all rallies for Saturday and Sunday were canceled.
The attack, which Ukraine has not acknowledged as being in line with its security policy, was on Friday when Ukraine used US-supplied missiles to attack a town in Russia's Kursk border region, killing six people, including children. This was done in response to the death of
Moscow sent 113 drones into Ukraine overnight on Saturday, Ukrainian officials said. According to the Ukrainian Air Force, 57 drones were shot down in the attack. A further 56 drones were “lost” and likely suffered electronic interference.
The governor of Ukraine's Kharkiv region, Oleh Sinievov, announced on Friday night that eight people were injured in a drone attack on the capital of the region, also known as Kharkiv.
