Russia Releases Drone Video to Challenge Kyiv's Denials on Alleged Attack

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CNBC TV18•31-12-2025, 19:30
Russia Releases Drone Video to Challenge Kyiv's Denials on Alleged Attack
- •Russia's defense ministry released video footage of a downed drone, claiming it was from a Ukrainian attack on a presidential residence.
- •The footage aims to challenge Kyiv's denials regarding the alleged attack on President Vladimir Putin's residence in the Novgorod region.
- •Major-General Alexander Romanenkov stated 91 drones from Sumy and Chernihiv were thwarted by Russian air defenses, causing no damage.
- •Video showed fragments of a Chaklun-V drone with an unexploded 6kg explosive device; Russia did not explain how it knew the target.
- •Kyiv and Western officials doubt Russia's claims, citing lack of evidence and suggesting it's a tactic to block peace talks.
Why It Matters: Russia uses video to assert Ukraine attacked a presidential residence, while Kyiv and West remain skeptical.
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