Russia accuses Ukraine of using drone to attack Kremlin

 

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07.51 EDT

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/may/03/russia-ukraine-war-live-russian-fuel-depot-near-crimea-on-fire-zelenskiy-says-us-did-not-tell-him-about-pentagon-leaks

 

Russia accuses Ukraine of using drone to attack Kremlin

 

An interesting report here, as Russia has claimed Ukraine used a drone to try to kill Vladimir Putin overnight.

 

Footage has circulated on social media of a small smoke cloud rising over the Kremlin in Moscow in the early hours of Wednesday.

 

The Kremlin said it considered the attack to be a “planned terrorist action”, the Russian state news agency RIA reported.

 

It said two drones had been used in the alleged attack, but had been disabled by Russian defences.

 

Putin was not injured, and there was no material damage to the Kremlin buildings, the Kremlin said.

 

“The Kremlin has assessed these actions as a planned terrorist act and an assassination attempt on the president on the eve of Victory Day, the 9 May Parade,” RIA said.

 

It said Putin had not changed his schedule and was working as normal in Novo Ogaryovo, outside Moscow.

 

“The Russian side reserves the right to take retaliatory measures where and when it sees fit,” it said.