Russian President Vladimir Putin has vowed to bring "destruction" to Ukraine in response to a drone attack on the city of Kazan, located roughly 620 miles from the frontlines of the ongoing conflict.

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Russia accuses Ukraine of ‘massive’ drone attack that hit luxury apartment in city, some 1,000km from the frontier.

Russia's Kazan city was targeted by a major drone attack from Ukraine on Saturday. The attack damaged a high-rise apartment building but did not cause any casualties. Tatarstan's leader Rustam Minnikhanov confirmed the attack on Telegram saying that "today Kazan suffered a massive drone attack.

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

Ukraine's air defences downed 52 of the 103 Russian drones launched overnight, the Ukrainian military said on Sunday. The military said on Telegram that it had lost track of 44 drones, and another had left the territory of Ukraine to Belarus.

Russia is increasingly using decoy drones with little or no explosives in an effort to overload Ukraine's air defence systems, the British Defence Ministry said on Monday. Between September and November,

Russia launched 72 drones, including Shahed and other types, against Ukraine. Air defense forces managed to destroy 47 enemy targets, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports. The drones were launched from the directions of Russia's Bryansk and Oryol regions.