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Drone Attack · Geopolitical Tensions · Putin Residence · Russia-Ukraine Conflict
The CGTN article extensively covers Russia's claims that Ukraine launched a drone attack on President Vladimir Putin's residence in northwest Russia, providing details about a video published by Russia's defense ministry showing a downed drone.
Russia labeled the alleged December 28-29 incident a "terrorist attack" and a "personal attack" against Putin, stating it would lead to a tougher negotiation stance in Ukraine talks. Kyiv, however, vehemently denied the allegations, calling them a "lie" and a "fabrication" aimed at manipulating the peace process, a view supported by the European Union.
The US-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) noted a lack of corroborating evidence for the Kremlin's claims. The article also reports on separate, confirmed Ukrainian drone attacks targeting Moscow and other parts of western Russia, which resulted in one injury and a power outage affecting 100,000 residents, though the outage's direct link to the attacks was unconfirmed.