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Ukraine brought the war into the heart of Russia Saturday morning with drone attacks that local authorities said damaged residential buildings in the city of Kazan in the Tatarstan region, over 600 miles (1,000 kilometers) from the front line, according to AP.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The press service of Tatarstan\u2019s governor, Rustam Minnikhanov, said that eight drones attacked the city. Six hit residential buildings, one hit an industrial facility and one was shot down over a river, the statement said.<\/p>\n
A video posted on local Telegram news channel Astra, verified by The Associated Press, shows a drone flying into the upper floors of a high-rise building.<\/p>\n
Local authorities said there were no casualties. Flights were halted at Kazan\u2019s airport and all mass gatherings canceled on Saturday and Sunday.<\/p>\n
The attacks, which Ukraine didn\u2019t acknowledge in keeping with its security policy, comes after a\u00a0Ukrainian attack Friday on a town in Russia\u2019s Kursk border region\u00a0using US-supplied missiles killed six people, including a child.<\/p>\n
Moscow sent 113 drones into Ukraine overnight into Saturday, Ukrainian officials said. According to Ukraine\u2019s Air Force, 57 drones were shot down during the attacks. A further 56 drones were \u201clost,\u201d likely having been electronically jammed.<\/p>\n
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