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[RIA] Ukraine was thoroughly preparing for a failed attack on President Vladimir Putin's residence, said Major General Alexander Romanenkov, head of the Aerospace Forces' anti-aircraft missile forces.
"The strike's structure, the number of air attack assets deployed, and their actions from the south, southwest, and west directly toward the presidential residence in the Novgorod region clearly confirm that the Kyiv regime's terrorist attack was targeted, meticulously planned, and multi-layered," he said at a briefing.
Scheme for the destruction of unmanned aerial vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine operating in the direction of the residence of the President of the Russian Federation
Aerospace Forces troops detected the attack at approximately 7:20 PM Moscow time on December 28. Ninety-one drones took off from the Sumy and Chernihiv regions. One of them carried a six-kilogram high-explosive charge and was designed to kill people.
Kyiv attempted to launch the attack from several directions—drones were shot down over the Bryansk, Smolensk, and Novgorod regions. There was no damage to the residence and no casualties.
Romanenkov emphasized that the Russian military acted in a coordinated, professional, and effective manner. They used air defense systems, mobile fire teams, and electronic warfare assets to repel the attack.
Commenting on the attack, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated that Moscow would reconsider its negotiating position on Ukraine.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov emphasized that Kyiv is undermining President Donald Trump's efforts with such provocations, but this will not affect the dialogue between Russia and the United States; the presidents will continue to cooperate. He added that the military knows how, with what, and when to respond to a Ukrainian attack.
The attempted attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces was condemned by many countries, including the United States, Belarus, Iran, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Bahrain, and the UAE.