Posted on 05/03/2023 7:15:10 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
Russia has accused Ukraine of attempting to assassinate Vladimir Putin in a double drone strike on the Kremlin overnight, prompting demands from lawmakers in Moscow for the Kyiv regime 'to be destroyed'.
Moscow said it had foiled the attempt and furiously decried the attack as 'a planned terrorist act and an attempt on the life of the President of the Russian Federation.'
But Ukraine quickly responded to the accusation - the most dramatic Russia has levelled against Kyiv since invading its neighbour more than 14 months ago - saying it had 'nothing to do' with the alleged attack, casting doubt over Russia's claim.
'We have no information about the so-called night attacks on the Kremlin,' a senior aide to Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
'But, as President Zelensky has repeatedly stated, Ukraine directs all available forces and means to liberate its own territories, and not to attack others.'
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The Kremlin said two drones had been used in the alleged attempt, but that they were disabled by Russian defences.
The first was at 2:27am hitting the Senate Palace, the second at 2:43am, said TV Centre channel.
The Kremlin did not present any evidence to back up its account.
Extraordinary video video posted by Baza, a Telegram channel with links to Russia's law enforcement agencies, showed a flying object approaching the dome of a Kremlin building overlooking Red Square and exploding in a burst of light just before reaching it.
Seats could be seen set up for the Victory Day parade.
Another video posted on a neighbourhood internet group appeared to show a plume of smoke over the Kremlin spires filmed from across the Moskva River.
The second strike was also captured on video, which showed another fireball erupt from the roof of the Kremlin.
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Air raid Sirens new in much of ukraine
“decried the attack as ‘a planned terrorist act”
No, when you invade another country, that country striking back is not “terrorism”, it’s “self defense”.
It’s a really strange video. The drone hit a pole on top of a dome. It’s possible it wasn’t a military drone perhaps a police drone.
This is very humiliating for Putin regardless of whether it was a false flag or Ukrainian strike. Humiliating.
Russian State Duma: The attack on the Kremlin is a reason to start a real war in Ukraine.
Explosion size indicates it wasn’t from a battlefield drone, either.
Maybe it was Russian Generals’ assassination attempt on Putin that went south.................
FSB is sending Putin a message.
I’ve seen larger smoke rings from a cigar!
The Russian camera just happened to be in the right place at the right time, too.
Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, Serbia, Libya, Afghanistan, Syria, etc enter the chat...
“No, when you invade another country, that country striking back is not “terrorism”, it’s “self defense”.”
You think a drone attack on any other capital wouldn’t be caught on camera?
“The Russian camera just happened to be in the right place at the right time, too.”
The videos released by the Kremlin are from handheld cameras, not fixed surveillance cameras. They knew what they were looking for and when.
Yes, and...?
Drone strike update:
This is getting interesting. At the same moment as the drone is flying in, someone is climbing onto the dome.
https://twitter.com/NatalkaKyiv/status/1653751335139901441
“false flag or Ukrainian strike”
You missed another possibility—internal assassination attempt.
Video: Two people can be seen climbing the dome at the Kremlin as the reported Ukrainian drone hits
https://twitter.com/Faytuks/status/1653747657666437121
Yeah right, they think Putin sleeps in that dome.
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