Overview
- Russia’s foreign ministry posted footage of wreckage it says is a Ukrainian Chaklun-V drone carrying 6 kilograms of explosives, and the defence ministry shared a map depicting 91 drones routed through Bryansk, Smolensk, Tver and Novgorod.
- A senior Russian air‑defence commander briefed that drones launched from Sumy and Chernihiv flew at low altitude toward Valdai and were intercepted without damage to the site.
- Ukrainian officials and EU High Representative Kaja Kallas reject the accusation as unfounded propaganda, urging caution about claims from Moscow.
- The Institute for the Study of War and other analysts report no verified radar tracks or confirmed debris, and local residents in the Valdai area reported no signs of a large-scale attack.
- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said no proof would be presented because all drones were allegedly shot down, while Russian statements have varied between 47 and 91 drones as the claimed total; the same night, Russian strikes injured six people in Odessa, including three children.