Russia releases video 'evidence' of Ukrainian drone attack on Putin's residence
The clip, shot during the night, showed a damaged drone lying in the snow in a forested area in north-west Russia this week.
Russia has released a video of a downed drone that it says Ukraine launched at one of President Vladimir Putin's residences.
The clip, shot during the night, showed a damaged drone lying in the snow in a forested area in north-west Russia this week.
Russia's defence ministry said the alleged attack was 'targeted, carefully planned, and carried out in stages' - a claim Kyiv has denied as a 'lie'.
It follows the Kremlin's initial refusal to offer proof of the alleged Ukrainian attack on one of Putin's residences, claiming that all of the drones were shot down.
Moscow had also threatened to pull out of peace talks on Monday night after accusing Kyiv of attempting to assassinate the Russian leader.
US President Donald Trump told reporters on Monday that he was 'very angry' to hear of the alleged attack on the Valdai mansion in Novgorod province, which is favoured by Putin.
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky denied any attempt to kill his counterpart, dismissing the accusation as 'another lie from the Russian Federation' designed to topple peace negotiations.
'I don't think there should be any evidence if such a massive drone attack is being carried out, which, thanks to the well-coordinated work of the air defence system, was shot down,' Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists in a call.
Russia has released a video of a downed drone that it says Ukraine launched at one of President Vladimir Putin's residences
It follows the Kremlin's initial refusal to offer proof of the alleged Ukrainian attack on one of Putin's residences, claiming that all of the drones were shot down
The clip, shot during the night, showed a damaged drone lying in the snow in a forested area in north-west Russia this week
Moscow threatened to pull out of peace talks on Monday night after accusing Kyiv of attempting to assassinate the Russian leader
Peskov also said Russia would 'toughen' its negotiating stance in talks on ending the Ukraine war following the alleged attack.
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov claimed Kyiv had launched the attack on the northwestern residence on Sunday night, using 91 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
'Such reckless actions will not go unanswered,' Lavrov said, branding the alleged attack as 'state terrorism' and adding that targets had already been selected for retaliatory strikes by Russia's armed forces.