Moscow insists Ukraine attacked Putin’s residence as Kyiv announces fresh strikes – POLITICO

Moscow doubled down Wednesday on its claims that a Ukrainian drone had targeted President Vladimir Putin’s residence, even as Kyiv denied the allegations and announced fresh strikes on Russian fuel infrastructure on New Year’s Eve.

The Kremlin insisted that Ukrainian drones had attempted to strike Putin’s residence on the shores of Lake Valdai between Moscow and St. Petersburg late Monday.

On Wednesday, Russia’s Defense Ministry released video footage purportedly showing a downed drone lying in the snow in a forested area at night. The ministry said the footage depicted an attempt “to strike an aircraft-type UAV on the territory of a protected facility,” but provided no evidence confirming the incident had occurred near Putin’s residence.