![]() ![]() If the explosions were indeed a drone attack, the penetration of central Moscow’s air defenses would represent the latest embarrassing failure by a Russian military that has struggled throughout the 14-month war. Putin’s spokesman said the president was not in the Kremlin when the explosions occurred, at around 2:30 a.m. Putin’s press service issued a rare, five-paragraph statement alleging that the “Kyiv regime” had used drones to carry out an unsuccessful “attempt on the life of the president.” Mr. Whatever the provenance of the explosions, it was clear that the Kremlin had made a deliberate choice to publicize the incident. Putin is preparing to preside over a major military parade in Red Square next Tuesday, on Russia’s main patriotic holiday - the May 9 celebration of the Soviet Union’s World War II victory over Nazi Germany. Kyiv is readying tens of thousands of soldiers for its counteroffensive and stepping up strikes aimed at weakening Russian forces. officials have in the past voiced concern about Ukrainian attacks on Russian soil, concerned they could provoke Moscow without having a direct effect on the battlefield. ![]() intelligence agencies were still trying to determine what happened, according to two American officials briefed on the situation. U.S. An attack in the heart of Moscow would represent an audacious move by Kyiv, with the potential to create serious repercussions. Ukraine denied any involvement, asserting that Russia had manufactured the incident to distract attention from Ukraine’s looming counteroffensive. ![]()
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