Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a government meeting on tourism development in Russia via a video link from Saint Petersburg on May 2, 2023. (Photo by Mikhail Klimentyev / Sputnik / AFP)
Russia said it defeated an attack by a pair of drones on President Vladimir Putin’s residence in the Kremlin in Moscow Tuesday night, blaming the attempt on Ukraine.
The drones were disabled and crashed in the Kremlin without causing injuries or damage, the Kremlin said in a statement. Putin was unharmed, it said.
"We view these actions as a planned terrorist act and an attempt on the life of the president,” it said. The Kremlin didn’t provide any evidence for the attack and Ukraine has not commented so far.
Shortly before the Kremlin statement was released, Moscow city authorities issued an order banning the use of drones in the capital, state-run Tass news service reported said.
