KREMLIN DRONE ATTACK: Russia claims Ukraine tried to assassinate Putin in drone attack
Russia claims Ukraine tried to assassinate President Putin in a drone attack on Kremlin on Wednesday.
A statement posted on the Kremlin’s website said debris from the unmanned aerial vehicles fell on the grounds of the seat of Russia’s government but did not cause any damage.
The statement, which did not explain what caused the drones to break up, said no casualties were reported.
“Russian military and special services had disabled two attacking drones, sending debris crashing onto the grounds of the seat of government, the statement added.
“We view these actions as a planned terrorist attack and an assassination attempt targeting the President, carried out ahead of Victory Day,” the statement said, referring to the May 9 celebration of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.
“Russia reserves the right to take countermeasures wherever and whenever it deems appropriate,” it added.
KREMLIN DRONE ATTACK
– Russia says two Ukrainian drones attacked Kremlin overnight
– Drones downed with no victims or material damage to the Kremlin
– Moscow says it was a terrorist attack and attempt on Putin's life
– Russia says it reserves right to respond when and how it… pic.twitter.com/loZA6c3Fvd
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On the other hand, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy denied his country’s involvement in the attack.
“We are not attacking Putin or Moscow,” he said while addressing a news conference in the Finnish capital Helsinki, where he was meeting the prime ministers of four Nordic nations.
“We are fighting on our own territory, defending our villages and cities,” he said. “We do not have enough weapons even for this. That is why we do not use them elsewhere. We have a deficit. We cannot use everything and everywhere.”
His comments came after one of his advisers, Mykhailo Podolyak, suggested that “guerilla activities of local resistance forces” could be to blame. He added that the news was a sign that Russia is preparing “a large-scale terrorist attack” of its own.
