On Wednesday, Russia accused Ukraine of attempting to assassinate President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin through a drone attack. This accusation is highly controversial, and it could be used by Russia as a pretext to escalate the war in Ukraine.
According to Russia, the attack was thwarted, and Putin was not present in the building during the time of the attack. The statement was shared with Russian state news agencies by the Kremlin press service. The authenticity of the assassination attempt has not been independently confirmed.
According to the statement, two drones were directed at the Kremlin in the early morning hours of Wednesday, in an attack attributed to “the Kyiv regime.”