Overview
- US national security officials, in findings reported by the Wall Street Journal, concluded there is no evidence Ukraine attempted to strike President Vladimir Putin or his residences.
- Russia’s Defence Ministry alleged a 91‑drone operation against a presidential residence in the Novgorod region and released video it says shows debris from a downed Ukrainian Chaklun‑V drone.
- Ukraine rejected the accusation as fabricated, with a foreign ministry spokesperson calling the presented footage laughable and asserting no such attack occurred.
- Reuters said it could not verify the location, timing, or the model of the drone shown in Russia’s video, and several Western officials voiced doubts that an attack took place.
- A separate 15‑second clip claiming to show drones hitting Putin’s residence was flagged by X as AI‑generated, while Russia’s Sergei Lavrov warned of consequences and President Trump noted uncertainty despite expressing anger over the reported incident.