Russia says Ukraine tried to assassinate Putin at the Kremlin using drones

May 03, 2023

Karah Rucker Reporter/Producer

By Karah Rucker (Reporter/Producer), Stacey Chamberlain (Editor/Digital Producer)

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Russia is accusing Ukraine of an assassination attempt on President Vladimir Putin after reporting multiple drone attacks over the Kremlin walls overnight. Video, tweeted out by an independent journalist, shows what looks like one drone exploding near the dome of the Kremlin.

The Kremlin said two drones were used in the alleged attack on Putin’s residence but the drones were disabled by electronic defenses. Putin was not in the Kremlin at the time of the drone explosions.

Russia now says it has the right to retaliate. The comment could suggest a further escalation of the war with Ukraine.

A senior Ukrainian official has responded to reports of the drone attack saying Kyiv had nothing to do with the incident.

A Ukrainian advisor said Moscow could have faked the drone attack in order to defend a large-scale terrorist attack of its own in the coming days.

This is seen as the most serious accusation against Ukraine, and it’s one that has U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken skeptical.

“I’ve seen the reports. I can’t in any way validate them. We simply don’t know. I would take anything coming out of the Kremlin with a very large shaker of salt,” Blinken said in a statement.

The videos circulating social media of the drone attack have also not yet been verified by the U.S. government.

The new claims from Russia could change the scope of the war that began 14 months ago.

Tags: Antony Blinken, Drones, Kremlin, Russia, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin

KARAH RUCKER: RUSSIA IS ACCUSING UKRAINE OF AN ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN – AFTER REPORTING MULTIPLE DRONE ATTACKS OVER THE KREMLIN WALLS OVERNIGHT.

ONE DRONE APPEARS TO BE SEEN EXPLODING IN THIS VIDEO TWEETED OUT BY AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST. THE KREMLIN SAID TWO DRONES WERE USED IN THE ALLEGED ATTACK ON PUTIN’S RESIDENCE – BUT THE DRONES WERE DISABLED BY ELECTRONIC DEFENSES.

PUTIN WAS NOT IN THE KREMLIN AT THE TIME OF THE DRONE EXPLOSIONS.

RUSSIA NOW SAYS THEY HAVE THE **RIGHT TO RETALIATE – A COMMENT THAT COULD SUGGEST A FURTHER ESCALATION IN THE WAR WITH UKRAINE.

A SENIOR UKRAINIAN OFFICIAL HAS RESPONDED TO REPORTS OF THE DRONE ATTACK – SAYING KYIV HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE INCIDENT. A UKRAINIAN ADVISOR SAID MOSCOW COULD HAVE FAKED THE DRONE ATTACK IN ORDER TO DEFEND A LARGE-SCALE TERRORIST ATTACK OF ITS OWN IN THE COMING DAYS.

THIS IS SEEN AS THE MOST SERIOUS ACCUSATION AGAINST UKRAINE –

AN ACCUSATION U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE ANTONY BLINKEN IS SKEPTICAL OF.

SAYING QUOTE: “I’VE SEEN THE REPORTS. I CAN’T IN ANY WAY VALIDATE THEM. WE SIMPLY DON’T KNOW. I WOULD TAKE ANYTHING COMING OUT OF THE KREMLIN WITH A VERY LARGE SHAKER OF SALT.”

THE VIDEOS CIRCULATING SOCIAL MEDIA OF THE DRONE ATTACK HAVE ALSO NOT YET BEEN VERIFIED BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT. TODAY’S CLAIMS FROM RUSSIA COULD CHANGE THE SCOPE OF THE WAR THAT BEGAN 14 MONTHS AGO.