Eight drones targeted residential buildings and industrial sites in Kazan, but no casualties were reported.View on euronews

Kyiv on Saturday staged a major drone attack on the Russian city of Kazan, 1,000 kilometres (620 miles) from the frontier, the latest in a series of escalating aerial attacks in the nearly three-year conflict.

Ukraine has struck Russian zones with drone attacks on Saturday morning that local authorities said damaged residential buildings in the city of Kazan in the Tatarstan region, over 600 miles (1,000 kilometres) from the front line.

The drone system is part of a "major fundraiser" for Ukraine's GUR spy agency, U.S.-based charity, Help Heroes of Ukraine, said in a statement.

Russia launched new strikes on Ukraine's territory during the afternoon of Friday, January 3, using missiles and drones, according to the Ukrainian Air Force. The attacks occurred between 12:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.

Ukraine plans to significantly boost its production capacity for drones and missiles. Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced that in 2025, the country aims to produce 30,000 long-range drones and 3,000 cruise missiles and missile drones.