Russia denounced on Wednesday a Ukrainian attack with drones against the Kremlin in order to assassinate the Russian president, Vladimir Putinaccusations that were denied by kyiv, which considers it an excuse to justify a new escalation.
“Tonight the kyiv regime tried to hit with drones the residence of the president of Russia”, indicated the Kremlin in a statement, in which he assured that two unmanned aerial vehicles were shot down, the remains of which fell on the presidential compound without causing victims or material damage.
Attack on Putin
The Kremlin pointed out that the president, who does not usually spend the night in the Kremlin, but on the outskirts of the capital.
“These actions are a planned terrorist attack and an attempt on the life of the President of the Russian Federation, carried out on the eve of Victory Day,” referring to the May 9 military parade on Red Square dedicated to the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany.
The Kremlin noted that the president, who does not usually spend the night in the Kremlin, but on the outskirts of the capital, “was not injured” and “continues to work as usual.”
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The Russian Presidency also holds the parade
Kolomna, is located 110 kilometers south of Moscow.
Russia He warned that “it reserves the right to take retaliatory measures where and when it deems appropriate.”
Fears of an attack in the capital have intensified in recent months after the discovery of several drones in the region, the latest on Wednesday in Kolomna, 110 kilometers south of Moscow.
The Russian political leadership immediately demanded reprisals: the president of the Russian Duma or Lower House, Viacheslav Volodin, maintained that the alleged assassination attempt on Putin “is an attack on Russia”, and demanded to demand “the use of weapons capable of stopping and destroying the terrorist regime of kyiv”.
For his part, the president of the party Russia Justa, Sergei Mironov, described the incident as a “casus belli” and called for “liquidating the terrorist leadership of Ukraine”.
The attack now raises questions about the capabilities of Russia’s air defense and the protection of the Kremlin, supposedly one of the most secure buildings in Russia.
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