Overview
- Moscow says air defenses downed 91 Ukrainian drones en route to Valdai, listing 49 in Bryansk, one in Smolensk and 41 in Novgorod.
- Russia’s foreign and defense ministries released videos of wreckage and a route map, identifying the debris as a Chaklun drone variant.
- Military briefers presented technical data for a Chaklun‑B 2.0 platform with a stated range exceeding 900 km and reported no damage or injuries at the site.
- Ukraine categorically denies involvement, and EU High Representative Kaja Kallas called the accusations a deliberate distraction unsupported by evidence.
- Independent assessments, including from the Institute for the Study of War, say no publicly available evidence corroborates Moscow’s account, with some local reports noting no signs of a large‑scale attack.