The drone attack took place in the morning. Initial reports were posted on social media, where residents shared recordings showing the machine's flight and the impact of the impact. In the background, the operations of the Russian air defense forces, which were unable to cope with Ukrainian equipment, can also be heard.
As reported by Russian propaganda agency TASS, combat drones attacked an apartment complex. A total of eight drones were scheduled to attack different types of targets.
War in Ukraine. President Zelensky on the Kazan attack
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskiy commented on the information about the Kazan shelling. The politician stressed that the Ukrainian military will continue to carry out such attacks using domestically produced equipment.
– We will certainly continue to attack Russian military facilities with drones and missiles, and even Ukrainian ones. He said the same military bases and military infrastructure are being used to carry out terrorism against our country.
Andriy Kovalenko, head of the Center for Counter-Disinformation at Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, also commented on the morning shelling.
“Russia already lacks air and missile defense systems to protect its facilities and cities, a significant portion of which has been lost.The main systems are concentrated in Moscow and St. Petersburg, near Putin’s residence. “The rest of the regions are irrelevant to Russia,” he wrote, “and he despises them.”
The events in Kazan also received a brief comment from Dmitry Peskov, secretary to the Russian president. A Kremlin official told TASS that President Vladimir Putin had already discussed the situation with regional leaders and the military.
Moscow. Chaos in the Kremlin after the shelling of Kazan
– President Vladimir Putin was informed about the drone attack on Kazan. He says he is in constant contact with the military.
Earlier, the press office of Russia's aviation regulator Rosaviatia also commented on the matter. This announcement indirectly confirmed the effectiveness of the actions of the Ukrainians and the serious threat to aviation security in the region.
“Russia's Kazan airport has temporarily suspended aircraft arrivals and departures following Ukraine's drone attack on the city,” the newspaper wrote, adding that temporary restrictions would later be introduced at Izhevsk airport as well. added.
The city of Kazan is located approximately 1,000 kilometers from the border between Ukraine and Russia. Although the distance seems very large considering the capabilities of the Ukrainian military, this is not the first attack of this type. Kazan and the entire Tatarstan region, especially oil storage facilities, have been the targets of several attacks using Ukrainian drones.
As AFP experts emphasize, such shelling is “perceived as an embarrassment for Russia, which launched a military offensive in Ukraine almost three years ago.”
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