Main points
- On July 8, in Kazan, a civilian drone lost control and fell onto a private house, causing a fire.
- The incident occurred during a test flight; according to unofficial information, it was an Altair reconnaissance and combat drone.
Drone crashed into house in Kazan on July 8, 2025 / Collage by Channel 24, screenshots
On Tuesday, July 8, a civilian drone crashed during a test flight in the Russian Republic of Tatarstan. A fire broke out in a summer house on the territory of the Dubki gardening non-profit society in Kazan.
This is reported by propaganda media, 24 Channel reports. According to preliminary information, the aircraft could have hit power lines during its descent.
What is known about the incident
According to official data from the Tatarstan authorities, the incident occurred at about 09:10 local time. During a training flight, the drone lost control and fell on a summer cottage.
There were no casualties and the fire was soon extinguished.
Fire in Kazan after UAV crash: watch video
However, unofficially, Russian media name different types of aircraft. It is likely that the latest reconnaissance and combat drone “Altair” crashed, weighing 6 tons and with a wingspan of 28 meters. According to another version, it was a light aircraft Cessna 337 Skymaster, which allegedly caught its wing on a tree.
Probable footage of Altair before the crash: watch the video
The Tatar Transport Prosecutor's Office has already begun an investigation into the circumstances of the “aviation accident” near Kazan
Let us recall that on July 6, in the Russian Transbaikal region, a light aircraft AN-2, on board of which there were 10 parachutists and a crew member, “made a hard landing”. The cause of the accident was called an engine malfunction, 9 people were injured.
