Tatarstan is a multiethnic Russian republic which is home to a significant Muslim minority. Between October 22 and October 24, its capital, Kazan hosted the summit of BRICS countries which include Brazil, India, China and South Africa, and is considered by Russia to be the Global South's alternative to the G7.

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.

Ukrainian drones targeted Russia's city Kazan on Saturday. The drones hit high-rises in the Russian city, setting fire to the buildings. Several news outlets have published video footages, which are reported to be clips shot by eyewitnesses.

At least seven drones have struck the Russian city of Kazan on the morning of 21 December, hitting residential buildings, one of which was a 32-storey luxury building. Source: Kremlin-aligned Russian news agency TASS;

Vladimir Putin vowed to bring more “destruction” to Ukraine in retaliation for a drone attack on a central Russian home to key Kremlin weapons factories.

Ukrainian drones attacked the Russian city of Kazan and the airport there was temporarily closed, Russian media and aviation authorities said on Saturday.

Ukrainian drones attacked Kazan, Russia, over 600 miles from the frontline, causing damage to buildings. No casualties reported. Moscow also launched drone attacks on Ukraine.

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

President Joe Biden on Wednesday strongly condemned Russia's large-scale Christmas Day missile and drone attacks on Ukraine, which targeted critical energy infrastructure and caused casualties and significant damage.

Gennady Bezdetko recalled that Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited Russia in October 2024 to attend the BRICS Plus/Outreach meeting in Kazan

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