Ukraine denies attacking Putin's residence with drones

Ukraine has denied an allegation by Russia that it launched a drone onslaught against 1 of Russian President Vladimir Putin's residences, and alternatively accused Moscow of trying to undermine bid talks.

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov connected Monday alleged that Ukraine had fired 91 drones astatine Putin's authoritative residence successful the Novgorod region, located betwixt Moscow and St Petersburg.

Lavrov said the drones, allegedly launched betwixt Sunday nighttime and Monday morning, had been destroyed by aerial defenses and that nary casualties had been reported. It's not wide wherever Putin was astatine the clip of the alleged incident, and Lavrov provided nary further details.

Russian authorities media reported that Putin called U.S. President Donald Trump pursuing the incident and told him that Russia would "revise its stance" successful ongoing bid talks aimed astatine ending the warfare successful Ukraine.

Kyiv instantly denied Russia's allegation connected Monday, describing it arsenic a "complete fabrication."

"Russia is astatine it again, utilizing unsafe statements to undermine each achievements of our shared diplomatic efforts with President Trump's team," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said connected X.

"This alleged "residence strike" communicative is simply a implicit fabrication intended to warrant further attacks against Ukraine, including Kyiv, arsenic good arsenic Russia's ain refusal to instrumentality indispensable steps to extremity the war. Typical Russian lies."

Russia's allegation came a time aft Zelenskyy held in-person talks with Trump successful Mar-a-Lago successful Florida, with some leaders saying advancement had been made connected a 20-point bid program and an agreement connected information guarantees for Ukraine.

Zelenskyy commented Monday that Moscow was trying to undermine bid talks betwixt the U.S. and Kyiv, saying: "Ukraine does not instrumentality steps that tin undermine diplomacy. To the contrary, Russia ever takes specified steps. This is 1 of galore differences betwixt us."

Russian authorities media reported that Trump had expressed outrage astatine the alleged onslaught during a telephone speech with Putin connected Monday.

Kremlin Presidential Aide Yuri Ushakov told the property that Trump was "shocked by this information, virtually outraged" astatine "such reckless actions," authorities media bureau TASS reported. Ushakov added that it was stated that the incidental would impact the U.S. attack to moving with Zelenskyy.

Trump was aboriginal straight asked for his absorption to the alleged drone onslaught and appeared to broadside with Russia's mentation of events.

"I learned astir it from ‌President Putin today. I was precise aggravated astir ‌it," helium told reporters successful Florida Monday.

"This is not ​the close time. It's 1 happening to beryllium offensive, due to the fact that they're offensive. ‍It's different happening to onslaught his house. It's not the close clip to bash immoderate of that," he added.

Some commentators connected societal media said that Russia had aimed to usage the alleged drone onslaught arsenic a mode to gauge Trump's cognition toward Ukraine, and to undermine — oregon accent trial — imaginable information guarantees that Kyiv could person arsenic portion of a bid deal.

"This is however supposedly ironclad 'security guarantees for Ukraine' would autumn apart: 1 Russian false-flag cognition — oregon conscionable a prevarication ... and they're gone," Olena Halushka, co-founder of the International Centre for Ukrainian Victory, commented connected X.

When asked if determination was immoderate U.S. quality showing the onslaught really took place, Trump admitted it's "possible" it didn't really happen. But helium added: "President Putin told maine this greeting it did."