Russian authorities have accused Ukraine of attempting to attack the Kremlin with two drones in an effort to assassinate President Vladimir Putin. 9News
In a statement carried by Russian state-run news agencies, it said no casualties took place.The Kremlin added that President Vladimir Putin was safe and continued to work with his schedule unchanged.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Russia's state news agency RIA Novosti that Putin wasn't in the Kremlin at the time and was working from the Novo-Ogaryovo residence. The Kremlin added that President Vladimir Putin was safe and continued to work with his schedule unchanged.The Kremlin didn't present any evidence from the reported incident, and its statement included few details.
Tass quoted the statement as saying that the Kremlin considered the development to be a deliberate attempt on Putin's life ahead of the Victory Day that Russia celebrates on May 9. Russia retains the right to respond "when and where it sees fit", the Tass report said, quoting the statement.
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