Earlier, Russia had claimed that Ukraine carried out drone attacks on Putin’s office Kremlin. Russia had also released the video of the incident. This allegation of Russia was denied by the President of Ukraine Zelensky. He said, ‘Ukraine does not attack Putin or Moscow. We are fighting for our land. We are protecting our villages and cities. Meanwhile, due to Russian attacks, loud explosions were heard in Kiev and other cities from Alsubah itself.
Ukraine shot down 18 Russian drones
Ukraine’s army has claimed that the air defense system has been activated in Kiev. Ukraine has claimed that 18 out of 24 Russian drones have been shot down. Kiev’s administration says that for the third time in the last 4 days, Russia has launched a missile and drone attack, which was destroyed in the air. He said that the Russian army is carrying out attacks with the help of Iranian suicide drones and missiles. At the same time, Russia has also launched a drone attack on Odessa, another city in Ukraine.
Let us tell you that on Wednesday, Russia claimed that it had foiled the drone attack on the Kremlin by Ukraine. Also, he termed it as a ‘terrorist’ act, calling it a failed attempt to assassinate President Vladimir Putin. The President of Ukraine denied this, saying, ‘We did not attack Putin or Russia.’ Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told state news agency RIA Novosti that Putin was not in the Kremlin at the time and was at his Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow. There has been no independent verification of the alleged attack, with Russian officials claiming the incident occurred overnight but offering no evidence to verify this.
Questions being raised on Russia’s claim
Questions are being raised as to why it took so long for the Kremlin to be informed of the incident and why the video surfaced later. A video shared overnight on a local Moscow news Telegram channel showed shots being fired from across the river near the Kremlin and smoke billowing from buildings. It is not possible to ascertain the veracity of the incident. According to the details provided with the video, residents of a nearby apartment building reported hearing smoke and hearing explosions around 2.30 am.