Overview
- Russia’s Defense Ministry announced that routing data from a downed UAV indicated the final target was an object within the presidential residence in Novgorod Oblast.
- Russian special services recovered a mission file from one of the drones shot down during the December 29 attack, the ministry said.
- The ministry said the UAV was launched by Ukraine and that the flight plan designated the residence as the endpoint.
- Moscow stated that the recovered materials will be transferred to U.S. counterparts via existing mechanisms.
- State outlet RIA Novosti released footage it says shows the interception near the residence.