On December 21, 2024, in Kazan, Russia, a video captured Ukrainian drones striking residential buildings deep within Russian territory. The footage shows up to three kamikaze drones hitting multiple high-rise residential buildings.

There is a constant buzzing of drones of all sizes above the battlefield in Ukraine as both sides are using unmanned aerial systems in great numbers. Drones have become so important throughout the war that the Ukrainian military has established a separate drone service to control and coordinate the employment of the weapon systems.

UK Defence Intelligence has analysed Russia's use of drones against Ukrainian regions throughout November. Source: UK Defence Intelligence update dated 23 December on X (Twitter), as reported by European Pravda Details: Russia launched approximately 2,