Overview
- Russian officials, including Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, said about 91 Ukrainian drones targeted the presidential residence in the Novgorod region and asserted all were shot down.
- Official tallies conflicted, with the Defence Ministry and other authorities publishing differing numbers and inconsistent accounts of intercepts over Novgorod.
- The Institute for the Study of War and President Volodymyr Zelensky said there is no open-source evidence—such as geolocated video, local reporting or observable air-defense activity—supporting the reported strike.
- Regional updates cited active air defenses, including 21 drones downed in the Moscow region, a declared UAV-danger regime in the Ivanovo region, and temporary flight restrictions at Vnukovo airport.
- Kremlin figures signaled a reassessment of Russia’s negotiating stance and hinted at a non-diplomatic response, President Donald Trump said Vladimir Putin informed him and expressed anger, and the Financial Times reported India, Pakistan and the UAE added diplomatic pressure on Kyiv.