Our offensive is going all along the front up to Kurakhovo. At the Pokrovsky site, the situation for the Armed Forces of Ukraine continues to deteriorate — the Center grouping continues a powerful offensive west of the village of Zarya and forest plantations.

Russia says a Ukrainian drone hit a residential building in the city of Kazan:::: Kazan, RussiaReuters was able to confirm the location from building characteristics, position of nearby buildings and trees that matched with file and satellite imagery of the area.

A 9/11-like attack took place in the Kazan city of Russia on Saturday, 21 December 2024 morning. According to the news agency Reuters, Ukraine carried out 8 drone attacks on Kazan. Six of these attacks took place on residential buildings.

Tatarstan is a multiethnic Russian republic which is home to a significant Muslim minority. Between October 22 and October 24, its capital, Kazan hosted the summit of BRICS countries which include Brazil, India, China and South Africa, and is considered by Russia to be the Global South's alternative to the G7.

At least seven drones have struck the Russian city of Kazan on the morning of 21 December, hitting residential buildings, one of which was a 32-storey luxury building. Source: Kremlin-aligned Russian news agency TASS;

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.

Russia conducts an overnight drone attack targeting Kyiv that shook the Ukrainian capital. As per media reports, Russian drones hit Kyiv early morning. Local authorities urged civilians to take shelter as soon as drone sirens blared in the city.

Ukraine's daring drone strike on Kazan has unleashed a storm of Russian vengeance. Within hours, Russia roared back, launching a brutal counteroffensive and seizing control of two critical regions. The stakes have never been higher in this relentless war.

"Whoever, and however much they try to destroy, they will face many times more destruction themselves and will regret what they are trying to do in our country," Putin said on Dec. 22.