To attack using unmanned aerial vehicles occurred in the morning. The first reports appeared on social media, where residents published recordings showing the flight of the machines and the consequences of the impacts. The operation of Russian air defense can also be heard in the background was unable to cope with Ukrainian equipment.
As reported by the Russian propaganda agency TASS, combat drones hit an apartment complex. A total of eight drones were to hit various types of targets.
War in Ukraine. President Zelensky on the attack on Kazan
The president commented on the information about the shelling of Kazan Ukrainy Volodymyr Zelensky. The politician emphasized that the Armed Forces of Ukraine will continue these types of attacks using domestically produced equipment.
– We will certainly continue to hit Russian military facilities with drones and missiles, increasingly Ukrainian ones. Into the same military bases and military infrastructure that are used in terror against our nation – he said.
Andriy Kovalenko, head of the Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, also commented on the morning shelling.
“W Russia there is already a lack of air and missile defense systems to protect facilities and cities. A significant part of them was lost. Key systems are concentrated in Moscownear Putin's residence, and also in St. Petersburg. The remaining regions are unimportant to Putin and he despises them“- he wrote.
The events in Kazan also received a short commentary from the website secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov. A Kremlin official told the TASS news agency that: Vladimir Putin he has already talked to the head of the region and the military about the current situation.
Moscow. Confusion in the Kremlin after the shelling of Kazan
– Vladimir Putin was informed about the drone attack on Kazan. He is in constant contact with the army – he said.
Earlier, the press service of the Russian aviation regulator Rosaviatia also commented on the matter. In the announcement the effectiveness of the Ukrainians' actions was indirectly confirmed and a serious threat to flight safety in the region.
“Airport in Russian Kazan suspended arrivals and departures for planes after the Ukrainian drone attack on the city” – it was written, later adding that temporary restrictions will also be introduced at the airport in Izhevsk.
City of Kazan is located nearly 1,000 kilometers from the border of Ukraine and Russia. Although the distance seems exceptionally large considering the capabilities of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, this is not the first attack of this type. Kazan and the entire Tatarstan region, where there are, among others, crude oil warehouses, It has been the target of attacks using Ukrainian drones several times.
As AFP experts emphasize, such shelling “is perceived as embarrassing for Russiawhich launched a military offensive in Ukraine almost three years ago.