Russia’s Putin promised to ‘destroy’ Ukraine after the Kazan drone attack Russia-Ukraine war news

Russia has accused Ukraine of a “massive” drone attack on a luxury apartment building in the city, about 1,000 km (620 miles) from the border.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has promised to take revenge Ukrainian drones It hit residential buildings in the city of Kazan, Tatarstan region of Russia.

Putin said these words through a video link while addressing the local leader of Tatarstan at the opening ceremony of the road on Sunday.

“No matter who and how much they try to destroy, they themselves will face many times more destruction and will regret what they tried to do in our country,” Putin said.

On Saturday morning, six Ukrainian drones hit residential buildings in Kazan, and the seventh hit an industrial facility. There was no official information about the injured as a result of the attack, but the media reported that three people were cut with broken window panes.

Videos circulating on Russian social media showed drones crashing into a high-rise glass building and launching fireballs, although there were no casualties.

Kazan is more than 1,000 km (600 mi) from the Ukrainian border. Although Ukraine has not claimed responsibility for the attack, it is seen as a response to Russia’s missile attack on Kiev.

Earlier, Putin threatened to target the center of Kyiv with a hypersonic ballistic missile in response to Ukraine’s attacks on Russian territory.

Putin’s threat comes as Russia claims new developments On the battlefield in eastern Ukraine.

The Ministry of Defense said on Telegram that its troops “liberated” the villages of Lozova in the northeast of Kharkiv region and Krasnoye, which is called Sontsivka in Ukraine.

The latter is close to the resource center of Kurakhove, which Russia almost besieges, and will be a major prize in Moscow’s bid to seize the entire Donetsk region.

Russia has accelerated its advance in eastern Ukraine in recent months and wants to secure as much territory as possible before US President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January.

The Republican has vowed to end the nearly three-year-old conflict soon, without offering any concrete terms for a ceasefire or peace deal.

Moscow’s military claims to have captured more than 190 Ukrainian settlements this year, with Kiev struggling to hold the line amid a shortage of manpower and ammunition.