Eight Ukrainian drones hit six buildings

9/11-like attack in Kazan, Russia

Moscow (Russia) – Ukrainian drones hit high-rise buildings in Russia today, presenting a chilling resemblance to the 9/11 attack in the US when planes rammed the Twin Towers of the World Trade Centre in New York in 2001. In unverified videos shared on X, aerial objects were seen flying into two skyscrapers in Kazan, a city some 500 miles (800 km) east of Moscow. The strikes on the high-rises – believed to be residential complexes – set off massive balls of fire that left a plume of black smoke. As per reports, all the residents of the building were safely evacuated and no casualties were reported.

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An alert was sounded and the city’s airport temporarily halted flight arrivals and departures after the attack, according to Russian media.

The city had been attacked by three waves of drones between 7.40 a.m. and 9.20 a.m. (0440 and 0620 GMT), Russia’s Defence Ministry said. It said six drones had been neutralised or destroyed but did not say how many had been spotted. Authorities said that all major public events in Tartarstan had been cancelled as a precaution. Russia’s aviation watchdog Rosaviatsia said it was also introducing temporary restrictions at two other airports, in Izhevsk, a smaller city northeast of Kazan, and in Saratov, which lies some 400 miles (650 km) south of Kazan.

A similar incident was reported from Russia’s Saratov in August this year when a drone was seen striking a residential building. Four people were injured in the attack. The deadly 9/11 attacks saw nearly 3,000 people killed after hijacked planes rammed into the Twin Towers in New York and the Pentagon in Washington, with another crashing in a Pennsylvania field.