Kazan: In the most recent and perhaps the most dangerous incident, Ukraine attacked a Russian city of Kazan using a large number of drones at the break of dawn on Saturday morning attacking a multi-storey building. Nevertheless, the Russian authorities stated that the attack had been prevented by them, there were reports of damage in eight areas, and the atmosphere remained tense.
The attack, which resembled the terrorism of the 9/11 in the United States in terms of the approach it was conducted in, caused uproar throughout the city of Kazan. Offices were evacuated, classes suspended and businesses shut down. In a bid to contain the novel coronavirus outbreak, the government of Russia’s Tatarstan region called off all mass activities for the next two consecutive days. On the brighter side, there has been no loss of life documented.
Ukraine responded in kind to Russian attacks on Kyiv’s residential districts the previous day, making this a fairly aggressive move. Just before 7:At 30 AM Moscow time, many drones attacked, increasing the confrontation between the two countries.
Kazan is one of the largest and most important economic centres in the country, sometimes called the third capital of Russia.
The largest city in Tatarstan and the fifth most populous city of Russia
These product categories include, among others, Kamaz trucks, passenger aircraft, and helicopter production Hospitable hosts had sectors in engineering, textiles, and food processing.
Kazan has acted as the host several times for the global events like FIFA world cup in 2018 and The October, 2024 BRICS Summit to ensure its visibility. The recent attack has brought the world’s attention to Russia’s next move.
Technical Details of the Attack: Intelligence suggests that the attacking drones had to fly approximately 1000 kilometres to reach the target building in Kazan. Thus, according to the Russian Ministry of Defence, Russian air defence systems downed tens of drones and one or two entered the building and exploded. Most of the crashed drones were found to be of Ukrainian origin, thus fueling doubts and aspirations.