“Russia said it had handed over alleged “evidence” to the United States to confirm that the Ukrainian military had tried to strike Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin’s residence in the Novgorod region with drones.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
screenshot of the video of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Source: “European truth” with reference to the video published in the Telegram channel of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
Details: The video shows Admiral Igor Kostyukov, head of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, handing over the alleged drone control mechanism found among the wreckage to American military attachés.
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“Materials with decoded routing data and the controller of the Ukrainian UAV hit by Russian air defense systems on the night of December 29, 2025 over the Novgorod region during a terrorist attack on the residence of the President of Russia, have been handed over to the representative of the military attache at the US Embassy in Moscow,” the Russian Ministry of Defense said.
“We assume that this measure will eliminate any questions and allow us to establish the truth,” Kostyukov said in the video.
Prehistory:
- On Wednesday, The Wall Street Journal reported that US national security officials denied the Russian side’s claims about an alleged attack by Ukrainian drones on Putin’s residence.
- US President Donald Trump published an editorial by the New York Post on social networks, in which Russia is accused of blocking peace in Ukraine by spreading a fake about an “attack” on the residence.
- Ukraine has denied carrying out such an attack and called the accusations part of a Russian disinformation campaign aimed at driving a wedge between Kyiv and Washington.