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Overview
- Russia’s Defense Ministry released nighttime footage and displayed debris it says came from a downed Ukrainian Chaklun‑V drone, asserting a carefully planned, multi‑phase attack on a presidential residence in the Novgorod region.
- Moscow claims 91 drones were launched from Ukraine and all were destroyed without injuries or damage, while Kyiv denies any involvement and calls the allegation fabricated.
- EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas labeled Russia’s assertion a deliberate distraction, echoing broader Western doubts in the absence of independent confirmation of the date, location, or drone model shown.
- The ministry’s presentation featured Major‑General Alexander Romanenkov and a purported witness from a nearby village, but officials did not specify verifiable details that would substantiate the incident.
- Separate Russian strikes hit southern Ukraine, with four people injured in Odessa including three children and two more wounded in Dnipropetrovsk, while authorities reported two injured in Tuapse and three in Belgorod inside Russia.