Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday promised even more “destruction” to Ukraine after a drone attack the day before, which Moscow blames on kyiv, against buildings in Kazan, a city in central Russia.
“Anyone who attempts to destroy anything in our country, no matter how small, will face much greater destruction in their own country and will regret what they tried to do to our country,” he said. he declared during an official ceremony while commenting on Saturday's strike in Kazan, about 1,000 kilometers from the Ukrainian border. This targeted residential buildings without causing any casualties, according to local authorities.
Impressive images, which circulated on Russian social networks, showed drones hitting tall glass buildings in a ball of fire. Ukraine has not commented on this attack, nor on the Russian accusations.
A thousand kilometers from the Ukrainian borders
kyiv regularly carries out strikes in Russia, often against oil or industrial targets, in response to Russian air attacks and the assault launched by the Kremlin against its territory almost three years ago. It is rarer for Ukraine to be accused of attacks on residential buildings so far from its borders.
In recent weeks, Vladimir Putin has repeatedly threatened to strike the center of kyiv with his new and powerful “Orechnik” missile, used for the first time in November.
Video“A meteorite”: Putin threatens kyiv with his Orechnik hypersonic missile
His army's near-continuous airstrikes have brought Ukraine's energy system to its knees, confronting the country with regular power outages in the middle of winter. On the front, the Russian army is advancing rapidly, particularly in the eastern region of Donetsk, the hot spot of fighting. Russian troops have further captured the villages of Lozova, in the Kharkiv region, and Sontsivka, near the industrial town of Kurakhové in the Donetsk region, the Russian Defense Ministry announced on Sunday.
Sontsivka is close to Kurakhové, which the Russian army has almost surrounded and which constitutes one of the key sectors of the fighting.
Russia has accelerated its advance into eastern Ukraine in recent months, seeking to gain as much territory as possible before U.S. President-elect Donald Trump takes power in January.
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