Drones appear to be shown striking targets in the region.Rosaviatsiya, the country's Federal Air Transport Agency, said that Kazan International Airport has suspended flights amid the attack. Begishevo airport, located east of the city in nearby Nizhnekamsk also had its flights suspended.Preliminary reports indicate that the explosions and fire originated in the Aviastroitelny district of the city, which is the home to an aviation college and several aviation factories. Russian Telegram media channels also reported that drones appear to be targeting Borisoglebskoye airfield which houses several fuel storage tanks. The Kyiv Independent cannot immediately verify the reporting. Multiple explosions were reported in the city around 5:30 a.m. local time, various Russian Telegram media channels reported.Kazan – lying over 900 kilometers (560 miles) east of the Ukrainian border – is located in the Russian republic of Tatarstan, which has previously been the target of Ukrainian drone strikes.Ukraine has regularly attempted to disrupt Russia's military supply-chain through the use of drone attack.
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