On Wednesday, Russian news reported that Ukraine ordered a precision drone strike on the Russian Capitol building overnight, in an attempt to assassinate President Vladimir Putin.
Video footage was released by Russian news earlier this morning.
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Putin was reportedly not hurt in the attempted bombing.
Russia’s TASS reported:
Kyiv made an attempt to hit the Kremlin with drones, but the attack was successfully repulsed, the press service of the Russian president said on Wednesday.
“Tonight, the Kyiv regime made an attempt to strike with unmanned aerial vehicles on the Kremlin residence of the President of the Russian Federation,” the Kremlin stated.
According to the press service of the head of state, “two unmanned aerial vehicles were aimed at the Kremlin.” “As a result of timely actions taken by the military and special services with the use of radar warfare systems, the devices were put out of action,” the Kremlin stressed.
Describing the incident as a “planned terrorist attack” and “assassination attempt on the president of Russia,” the Kremlin is now threatening to take “retaliatory measures.”
The press service emphasized that “due to their fall and the scattering of fragments on the territory of the Kremlin, there were no victims or material damage.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin was not injured and continues to work as usual, the press service said.
The BBC confirmed the reports:
Russia said the two drones targeting the Kremlin – a large government complex in central Moscow – were disabled using electronic radar assets. Mr Putin’s spokesman said he had not been in the Kremlin at the time.
In a statement, the Russian presidency said: “Last night, the Kyiv regime attempted to carry out a strike on the Kremlin residence of the President of the Russian Federation with unmanned aerial vehicles.”
Describing the incident as a “planned terrorist attack” and “assassination attempt on the president of Russia,” the Kremlin is now threatening to take “retaliatory measures.”
