BREAKING: Russia claims that Ukraine tried to assassinate President Putin in an overnight drone attack on the Kremlin, without providing evidence.
The accusation, made without providing evidence and without immediate reaction from Kyiv, was the latest in a string of reported incidents inside Russia and far from the war's front lines.
In a statement published on the Kremlin's website, Putin's press service said that Russian military and special services disabled two attacking drones that were"aimed at the Kremlin.""We regard these actions as a planned terrorist act and an attempt on the life of the president, carried out on the eve of Victory Day," the statement said, referring to the May 9 celebration of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in the Second World War.
"The Russian side reserves the right to take retaliatory measures where and when it sees fit," it added.There was no immediate reaction from Kyiv to the reports of the thwarted assassination attempt. Russia has frequently accused Ukraine of planning attacks inside the country, often met with denials from Ukraine.
The alleged incident comes 14 months into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and ahead of an expected counteroffensive by Kyiv's military. The Kremlin said the president’s schedule was unaffected by the incident. Its website said Putin held a meeting with the Nizhny Novgorod region governor Gleb Nikitin Wednesday afternoon.
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