Overview
- Russian officials, led by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, claim Ukraine launched 91 drones at President Vladimir Putin’s state residence in the Novgorod region and say air defenses shot them all down without casualties.
- The Defense Ministry issued shifting tallies through the day, first reporting 89 drones downed with 18 over Novgorod, then adding 23 more, underscoring inconsistencies in official figures.
- The Kremlin says Putin told US President Donald Trump the attempt would not go unanswered, and that Russia will revise its negotiating position while remaining in talks with the United States.
- Trump said he was angry upon learning of the reported attempt, calling an attack on a leader’s residence wrong, describing the timing as delicate, and rejecting it as defensive action.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky denied any such attack occurred and labeled Lavrov’s account a lie.