– Such an action would provoke Russia to take more radical actions and justify massive attacks against Ukrainian cities, civilian population and infrastructure, says spokesperson Mikhaylo Podoljak. He adds that an attack on the Kremlin will not change anything on the battlefield. Podoljak also believes that Russia may have carried out the attack itself, as a so-called false flag attack. – Ukraine is in a purely defensive war and does not attack targets on Russian territory, claims Podoljak. – Wanted to kill Putin Russian authorities claim that Ukraine tried to carry out a drone attack against the Kremlin in Moscow on the night of Wednesday. According to Russia, the aim is to kill President Vladimir Putin. The two alleged drones are said to have been shot down. The authorities in Moscow call it a planned terrorist attack in which the aim was to kill President Vladimir Putin, who has a residence in the Kremlin. Russia’s president was the target of the alleged drone attack on the Kremlin on Wednesday night, Russian state media claim. Photo: Mikhail Klimentyev / AP – The two unmanned drones were aimed at the Kremlin. They were put out of action, the Kremlin claims in an official statement. Currently, only Russian official sources claim this and the information has not been confirmed by independent bodies. The drones were put out of action by the military and special forces using military radar systems, the Kremlin further claims. They also claim that parts of the drones fell to the ground near the Kremlin, but there should have been no material damage. Video A video that is now circulating on Russian social media shows the alleged attack on the Kremlin. It is Baza, which is a channel on Telegram with ties to Russia’s judicial authorities, that has published the video. The Russian authorities claim that Ukraine attempted to carry out a drone attack against the Kremlin in Moscow on the night of Wednesday. Ukraine denies having anything to do with it. Another video is also circulating. According to Reuters, it was taken by people who live in a neighborhood on the other side of the river that separates them from the Kremlin. That video was picked up by a Telegram channel with ties to the Russian military agency Zvezda and published from there. The videos are not verified. – May be staged Chief researcher at the Defense Research Institute, Tor Bukkvoll, says Ukraine has drones that have previously reached quite far into Russia. He is most surprised that Ukrainian drones may have reached the Kremlin before they were shot down. Bukkvoll therefore believes that there may be others behind the alleged attack. Chief researcher at the Norwegian Defense Research Institute, Tor Bukkvoll, says the alleged attack may have been staged. Photo: FFI – We do not know what kind of drones we are talking about. So in principle it could be another sender. There are groups in Russia that protest the war by violent means. So that is also possible. But for now it is quite unclear. It is also conceivable that the incident was staged, a so-called false flag operation, to justify a Russian attack on Ukraine. But Bukkvoll thinks it is difficult to see why they would do that. – Russia uses most of its military capabilities already. So I see no reason why it should be like that. Counterattack Putin was not in the Kremlin when the alleged attack occurred, but was working from his residence in Novo Ogaryovo outside Moscow. The Russian president is working as normal and has not changed his plans as a result of the alleged attack. – Russia reserves the right to take countermeasures where it sees fit, says the statement from the authorities in Russia. The traditional parade to mark the victory over Nazi Germany will go ahead as planned. Spring offensive in Ukraine The news from the Kremlin comes at the same time that Ukraine is preparing a counter-offensive against Putin’s invasion forces in Ukraine, which have occupied both the east and the south. In what can be interpreted as a sign that an attack is underway, a curfew has now been imposed on the residents of Kherson. Behind the enemy’s lines, there are constant acts of sabotage. Russia, for its part, may use the alleged attack as a way to justify an escalation of the war against Ukraine.
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