MOSCOW, December 21. /TASS/. Kiev is taking out its anger for tangible military defeats on Russia’s peaceful population, Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in connection with the Kiev regime's terrorist attack on Kazan.

"Kiev is taking out its impotent anger for tangible military defeats on the peaceful population of Russia. The attack on the capital of Tatarstan is also a kind of revenge for the successful BRICS summit in October 2024, which demonstrated the power and influence of this association, as well as an attempt to intimidate the population of one of the dynamically developing regions of our country," she pointed out.

"It is no coincidence that all Ukrainian media outlets and Telegram channels are posting footage from Kazan with sadistic pleasure, accompanying it with lewd verbal outbursts. This is the inhuman essence of the regime of the 'overdue president'," Zakharova added.

At the same time, the spokeswoman called Kiev's actions a "cynical attack" because residential neighborhoods and exclusively civilian infrastructure facilities in the city were damaged.

According to the diplomat, Russia once again calls on the world community to make a harsh assessment of the criminal actions of Vladimir Zelensky's junta. "Once again, we urge the international community to make a harsh assessment of the criminal actions of Zelensky's junta. There is no justification for terrorism. It cannot be ignored. It deserves condemnation and zero tolerance," she emphasized.

Zakharova also emphasized that Moscow is outraged by the hypocritical silence of the West and its media on the terrorist attacks in Russia. "We are outraged by the demonstrative hypocritical silence of the collective West and its mass media, which immediately react to any outbreak of extremism and even more to terrorist attacks in different parts of the world, but in the case of Russia they act as if nothing is happening," the spokeswoman pointed out.

Ukraine’s attack on Kazan

Eight drone strikes were reported in Kazan on Saturday, six of which targeted residential buildings. According to preliminary reports, there were no casualties. One of the drones attempted to attack an industrial facility, but failed to hit its target.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the drones were fired from different directions during the attack on Kazan. Three of them were destroyed by on-duty air defenses, and another three were suppressed by electronic warfare equipment.