Russia Says Ukraine Attempted To Assassinate President Putin | Sahara Reporters

It accused Ukraine on Wednesday of attacking the Kremlin with drones overnight in a failed attempt to kill Putin, according to Reuters.It accused Ukraine on Wednesday of attacking the Kremlin with drones overnight in a failed attempt to kill Putin, according to Reuters.

But a senior Ukrainian presidential official has denied the allegation, saying Kyiv had nothing to do with the purported incident. Russia accused Ukraine of using two drones in an attack on Putin's residence in the walled Kremlin citadel but that they were disabled by electronic defences. It said Russia reserved the right to retaliate - a comment that suggested that Moscow might use the alleged incident to justify a further escalation in its war with Ukraine."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 said in a statement.

RIA news agency said Putin was not in the Kremlin at the time and was working on Wednesday at his Novo Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow.Another video circulating on Russian social media appeared to show a plume of smoke over the Kremlin after the purported attack.The video was posted in the early hours of Wednesday on a group for residents of a neighbourhood that faces the Kremlin across the Mosvka River.

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