Overview
- The Russian Defense Ministry said air defenses intercepted 91 Ukrainian drones over Dec. 28–29 targeting the presidential residence in the Novgorod region, reporting no injuries or damage.
- Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Russia will revise its negotiating position with the United States and stated that targets and timing for retaliatory strikes have been determined.
- Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said Vladimir Putin told U.S. President Donald Trump the attempted attack would not go unanswered.
- Trump told reporters he was very angry upon learning of the episode, called the action inappropriate and not defensive, and described the timing as delicate.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky denied that such an attack occurred, calling the Russian claims a lie, leaving attribution disputed in the available accounts.