Footage circulating on social media also appears to show an explosion at the Stalnoy Kon oil terminal in Oryol.

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.

Activity at three airports was restricted Saturday after eight Ukrainian drones struck deep inside Russia in the city of Kazan, the Russian authorities said.

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;

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.

Russian President Vladimir Putin vows to bring more "destruction" to Ukraine in retaliation for a drone attack on a high-rise apartment block in the central Russian city of Kazan a day earlier. "Whoever,

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday vowed to bring more "destruction" to Ukraine in retaliation for a drone attack on a high-rise apartment block in the central Russian city of Kazan a day earlier.

Russian President Vladimir Putin held surprise talks with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico at the Kremlin on Sunday to discuss the future of Russian gas deliveries.

After the historic 16th BRICS summit held in October 2024, three African States Algeria, Nigeria and Uganda, among others in Europe (Belarus and Turkey),

Ukrainian officials have not commented on the strike but said that Kyiv’s drones had hit a factory described as the “backbone” of Russia’s military-industrial complex because it produces fuel for missiles. The city of Kazan also houses a new ...