Vladimir Putin promises even more “destruction” after attack in Russia

The Russian president spoke on Sunday, the day after a drone attack on a building in the Russian city of Kazan, without causing any casualties, attributed to kyiv.

The day after a strike attributed to Ukraine against residential buildings in the Russian city of Kazan, Vladimir Putin takes a threatening tone. Although according to local authorities, the strike did not cause any casualties, “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,” declared the Russian president on Sunday, December 22, during an official ceremony.

Since Saturday, impressive images have been circulating on Russian social networks, showing drones hitting tall glass buildings.

Ukraine, which has not commented on this attack, has not reacted to the Russian accusations either. 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 Ukraine, and in particular the center of kyiv, with his new and powerful “Orechnik” missile, used for the first time in November. 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.