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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I would not want to be in Kiev in a government building for a few weeks for sure. There are going to be some big booms. I wonder if the Ruskies have fitted the glide package to their 9000 KG (+/- 20,000 lbs) payload bombs yet? I guess we are going to find out. So far they have glide bombed with their 500 KG (+/- 1100 LBS) glide bombs. Blocks are going to be leveled leaving 100 meter deep craters.
Russian authorities have introduced a complete ban on the flights of any drones over the city.
https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1653734700014358538
Ruskies?
There’s an old saying, “Scratch a Russian, find a Tartar.” Tartar is another name for Mongol. The Mongols destroyed Kyiv in the 13th century. Moscow wants to repeat that.
These were all the practice attempts by russians with drones
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3HApTbOPu4
CIA doctored........
Better hope they have not fit a glide package to this thermobaric beast.
Better hope they have not fit a glide package to this thermobaric beast.
Ruzzia in your vernacular Uke.
You poor thing. There’s something wrong with you.
In before someone blames Israel...
As Mark Wauck summarizes “Ukraine’s professional military knows that the offensive would be suicidal. Ukrainian losses of manpower continue to be extremely heavy—Russia is claiming that Ukraine lost 15,000 men in April. Losses of equipment are reaching catastrophic levels as well, as Russian attacks have heavily targeted assembly areas for munitions and equipment.”
If Zelensky’s cowardice allows America’s foreign policy neocon scum to push Ukraine into a doomed offensive, it will be the most wasted effusion of blood yet in this catastrophic “proxy war.” And it will be the most disgraceful ending possible to the Neocon’s 30 years “forever war” that dropped the United States from a half century illusion of dominant hegemony to an also ran with an obsolete defense establishment and a wrecked economy, all in less than 2 years..
I guess word leaked out that Bidet gave Zelensky an ultimatum.
Either attack or surrender.
They are going to attack. Weak and ineffective, and it will end in surrender.
They have smaller ones. Even tiny ones that can be used in mortars.
They have been using the mid sized ones that are sent on missiles.
Speculate all you want, but Ukraine is about to pay the price. I suspect we are looking at the last days for a country called Ukraine. Let’s face it, Ukraine screwed-up. They listened to the obumber/biden adnim.
A new drone was spotted in #Moscow, this time near Bolshaya Polyanka Street.
Yep, I know. They have almost exclusively used the 500 KG glide bombs. I would be nervous about the 9000 KG thermobaric one. Don’t know about deep penetrators but we have em so I have to assume they do as well.
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